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Contempt of Court

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

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards

Public Justice Offences

updated 1 July 2019; revised 18 September 2024

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards

Relations with other prosecuting agencies and the Prosecutors’ Convention

Updated: 24 February 2023; 17 May 2023; 25 October 2023

The CPS has a statutory duty under section 3(2) (a) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the Act) to take over proceedings instituted by or on behalf of the police. However, the CPS also has discretion to take over proceedings in any other case under section 6(2) of the Act.

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards

Referrals, approvals and notifications

Updated: 31 Jan 2024, 17 Oct 2024, 31 Oct 2024, 5 Nov 2024, 13 Feb 2025, 17 Mar 2025, 17 Jul 2025, 16 Apr 2026, 24 Apr 2026

This guidance specifies the cases which must be referred to CPS Headquarters (Private Office, Director of Legal Services, Press Office); Central Casework Divisions and CPS Proceeds of Crime; Chief Crown Prosecutors/Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutors or Area Complex Casework Units/Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Units for information or for decision making.

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards