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Safeguarding Children as Victims and Witnesses

Updated: Oct 2019; 24 May 2024; 15 Dec 2025

The purpose of this document is to provide practical and legal guidance to prosecutors dealing with cases that involve children (Article 1 of the UN Convention defines a child as any person who has not yet reached their 18th birthday) as victims and witnesses.

Prosecution Guidance Victims, Witnesses and Community Impact Vulnerable Persons and Safeguarding

Communications Offences

updated: 24 Mar 2025; 6 Feb 2026

Various statutes regulate telecommunications, television, broadcasting and postal services and create many offences of which those most frequently encountered by the CPS are considered in this guidance.

Prosecution Guidance Communications, Digital and Publications Crime

Jurisdiction

Updated: 5 October 2022, 2 June 2025

Prosecutors will have come across an increasing number of cases in recent years that are not solely confined to the jurisdiction of England and Wales.

Prosecution Guidance

Confiscation Proceedings - Guidance for prosecutors on the discretion to instigate

Updated: 11 September 2020

Prosecution Guidance Fraud, Corruption and Economic Crime

Contempt of Court

Revised: 04 May 2022; 09 September 2022; 05 December 2023; 15 October 2024

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards

Corporate Manslaughter

Updated: 16 July 2018

Prior to 6 April 2008, it was possible for a corporate entity, such as a company, to be prosecuted for a wide range of criminal offences, including the common law offence of gross negligence manslaughter. However, in order for the company to be guilty of the offence, it was also necessary for a senior individual who could be said to embody the company (also known as a 'controlling mind') to be guilty of the offence. This was known as the identification principle.

Prosecution Guidance Violent crime Violent Crime, Weapons and Public Safety

Costs

Updated: 13 Sep 2021; 7 Feb 2025; 27 Feb 2026

Investigation costs include obtaining sufficient evidence either at the initial stage or later at CPS request; re-interviewing witnesses; seeking medical or expert evidence as part of the investigation, (where a witness is required to attend Court, the cost of the attendance falls on the CPS).

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Criminal Behaviour Orders

updated: 09 August 2024; 13 May 2020

The provisions relating to the CBO are in Part 11, Chapter 1 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (the "Act"). The provisions came into force on 1 December 2020.

Prosecution Guidance Sentencing and Orders

Custody Time Limit - Notice of Application to Extend

This simple template is designed to produce a quality Custody Time Limit application Word Document which can be saved and sent electronically or printed  for faxing etc. Download the template here.

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Sentencing Dangerous Offenders

Updated: 24 January 2023

Prosecution Guidance Violent crime Sentencing and Orders