Digital devices like smart doorbells, dashcam footage, car GPS systems and even Amazon Alexas are providing increasingly more evidence in criminal trials, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said in a speech today.

The Director of Public Prosecutions will discuss the importance of fair and independent prosecutions during a time of national emergency at an online event hosted by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law tomorrow (Friday, 18 September).

Greg McGill, CPS Director of Legal Services, said: “Today we have met with the family of Harry Dunn to update them on the various steps the CPS has taken over the last 10 months to secure justice in this tragic case.

Talking about race and racism is not easy, but as long as you are comfortable, the Crown Prosecution Service would like to have that conversation with you.

During May and June, CPS West Midlands Magistrates’ Court unit successfully prosecuted 124 hate crime cases. Among those targeted by the defendants were police officers, a bus driver, a taxi driver and a paramedic. Below are just a handful of the cases we prosecuted.

People all across the world have been impacted by the tragic killing of George Floyd and the powerful messages coming from the Black Lives Matter movement, but we are acutely aware that our Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities have been particularly distressed and affected by the challenging and emotive nature of the issue and recent events.

Improving the experience of rape victims who enter the justice system has been the subject of pioneering joint working between CPS East Midlands and voluntary and public sector groups.

Successful initiatives in CPS Thames and Chiltern have seen a significant rise in rape cases being charged.

Prosecutors and police forces in the South East have been working tirelessly to address the gap between reported rapes and cases reaching court.