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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from hate crime and violence against women and girls, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

Here you can find our latest news stories and search for others.

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National, international and specialist media should contact the main 24-hour press office.

Local media should contact their Area Communications Manager during normal working hours.

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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together.

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Man jailed for New Year’s assault on woman in Clapham

A man who launched an attack on a woman outside a nightclub in Clapham on New Year's Eve has been sentenced to 32 months in prison.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London South News

Man jailed for sexual assault of autistic teenager

A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable autistic teenage boy in Birmingham has been jailed.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , CPS, West Midlands News

CPS statement in relation to the investigation into PC Harper’s death

Chief Crown Prosecutor Jaswant Narwal, said: “Following the death of PC Harper in Berkshire, the Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Thames Valley Police to charge Jed Foster, 20, with murder and the theft of a quad bike.

| News Item , Violent crime , CPS, Thames and Chiltern News

Man jailed for swallowing 67 cocaine wraps before flying from Brazil to Heathrow

A man who swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine before taking a flight from Brazil to London has been jailed for four years.

| Press Release , Drug offences , CPS, London North News

Sexual predator who targeted young women in Hull jailed

A sexual predator who admitted to preying on young women in Hull was given an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence at Sheffield Crown Court today.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , CPS, Yorkshire and Humberside News

Woman sentenced for faking terminal illness to con charity into paying for her wedding

A woman who claimed she had terminal cancer so she could con a small charity into paying for a wedding ceremony has today been sentenced.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

Three men convicted of involvement in Bridgend drug-running

Three men who planned to flood Bridgend with class A drugs have been convicted at Cardiff Crown Court of conspiracy to supply drugs and being concerned in supplying drugs.

| Press Release , Drug offences , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

Teenager jailed for causing police websites to crash

A teenager has been sentenced to 16 months in a Young Offenders’ Institute for causing the public websites of Greater Manchester Police, Cheshire Police and Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner to crash.

| Press Release , Cyber / online crime , CPS, Mersey-Cheshire News

Merseyside man jailed for sending offensive email to Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities

A man who sent an offensive email to Labour’s Shadow Minister of State for Women and Equalities has been jailed

| Press Release , Cyber / online crime, Hate crime , CPS, Mersey-Cheshire News

Pride in how hate crime is tackled in Surrey

Hundreds of Surrey residents have been learning more about what’s being done to tackle hate crime as part of the first ever Surrey Pride event.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS, South East News

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Contacts: National media

National media should contact the numbers below with enquiries and requests for interviews or other facilities:

General press office number: 020 3357 0906

Out of hours: 07590 617233 - (5pm-9am and weekends/public holidays) for emergency queries only

General e-mail: cps.pressoffice@cps.gov.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @cpsuk

Individual contacts

Press Officers

Yasser Mehmood
Email: yasser.mehmood@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7725

Nick Martin
Email: nicholas.martin@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0673

Beth Currie
Email: Bethany.Currie@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3393

Rosie Arnold
Email: Rosie.Arnold@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0739

Senior Press Officers

David Lindsell
Email: david.lindsell@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3363

Alan Jones
Email: alan.jones@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3388

Chief Press Officer

Lisa Ettridge
Email: lisa.ettridge@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 1459

Head of News

Rob Smith
Email: rob.smith@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7547

Contacts: Local media

Cymru/Wales
Richard Paull
Email: richard.paull@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02920 803950

East Midlands
Graham Buchanan
Email: Graham.Buchanan@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0115 852 3343

East of England
Gillian Andrews
Email: gillian.andrews@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01245 455027

London (North and South)
Christian Taylor/Nazia Dewji
Email: london.communications@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 020 7147 7937/020 3357 1994

Mersey-Cheshire
Jackie Rand
Email: jackie.rand@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 239 6334

North East
Chris Black
Email: chris.black@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0191 260 4216

North West
Anne Collins
Email: Anne.Collins@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01772 208283 / 01772 208267

South East
Cheryl Pendry
Email: cheryl.pendry@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01227 655862 / 07876 390054

South West
Gary Cockram
Email: gary.cockram@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0117 930 2968

Thames and Chiltern
Angie Patton
Email: Angie.Patton@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01189 513625

Wessex
Marie-Dominique Meunier
Email: marie.meunier@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02380 673809

West Midlands
Riddhi Mardania
Email: Riddhi.Mardania@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0121 262 1583

Yorkshire and Humberside
Elizabeth Ogborn
Email: elizabeth.ogborn@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 0113 290 2839 / 07500 835186

   

Our Twitter Policy

If you follow us on Twitter, you can expect tweets covering some or all of the following:

  • Operational updates on decisions to prosecute or take no further action;
  • Reactions and statements on trial outcomes;
  • Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
  • Updates on media appearances by CPS staff.

We will aim to be fair and accurate in all the information we publish. We will aim to correct any inaccuracies as soon as possible.

We are unable to monitor Twitter round the clock. We are not able to engage with all those who seek a response from us due to resources but also due to privacy and the sensitive nature of some of our work. The best way to contact the CPS is through our website.

Please do not try to report crime using Twitter. To report crime, please call 101 or visit your local police station. In an emergency, always call 999.

If you follow us on Twitter we will not automatically follow you back. Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind.

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Man jailed for New Year’s assault on woman in Clapham

Violent crime

Man jailed for sexual assault of autistic teenager

Sexual offences

CPS statement in relation to the investigation into PC Harper’s death

Violent crime

Sexual predator who targeted young women in Hull jailed

Sexual offences

Woman sentenced for faking terminal illness to con charity into paying for her wedding

Fraud and economic crime

Man jailed for swallowing 67 cocaine wraps before flying from Brazil to Heathrow

Drug offences

Three men convicted of involvement in Bridgend drug-running

Drug offences

Teenager jailed for causing police websites to crash

Cyber / online crime

Merseyside man jailed for sending offensive email to Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities

Cyber / online crime, Hate crime