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.

The CPS today publishes new guidance to assist prosecutors considering cases of sexual violence within LGBT communities.

The Crown Prosecution service has drafted operational guidance on pre-trial therapy with assistance of experts and voluntary sector providers to enable all victims to receive the support they need.

An ambitious package of measures to make sure offenders of sexual violence are brought to justice and victims of these devastating crimes are properly supported has been published by the CPS today.

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.

The Crown Prosecution Service has warned the public to beware of fraudsters exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic after a man was today jailed for 30 weeks for offering fake Government refunds.