The North East’s Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP) has spoken today of her continuing commitment to the prosecution of domestic abuse, even in cases that do not have the support of the victim.

“Police investigators must balance the need to follow all reasonable lines of enquiry, guaranteeing a fair trial, with the need to respect privacy. We thank the Information Commissioner for this detailed and thoughtful report which acknowledges the complexity of this issue, and the growing volumes of data which exist in criminal cases. We will now carefully consider the recommendations of the report.

A CPS review of completed prosecutions under coronavirus laws last month has found the legislation was correctly applied in almost 85 per cent of cases.

Welcome to the first CPS Yorkshire and Humberside community engagement newsletter.

More than 100 lawyers have been offered roles at the Crown Prosecution Service since March after digital technology was deployed to overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 lockdown.

Our lawyers successfully prosecuted hate crime cases in the West Midlands in March and April 2020. Among those targeted by the defendants were police officers, security guards, a 15-year-old schoolboy, and a mother and her six-year-old child. Below are just a handful of the cases we prosecuted.

The Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP) for the North East Crown Prosecution Service has today encouraged those facing domestic abuse during the national COVID-19 response to report any offences committed against them.

Under hate crime legislation the courts must pass increased sentences where prosecutors evidence that offences either demonstrate or have been motivated by hostility towards a person’s race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexuality.

More than 300 prosecutions for assaults on emergency workers were completed in the first month of lockdown, CPS data reveals.

Prosecutors have reviewed more than 200 finalised cases under the coronavirus legislation up to the end of April, with any incorrect charges withdrawn and overturned.