Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
Latest news
You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Rosemary Ainslie, Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), we have authorised a charge of causing death by careless driving against Metropolitan Police officer Christopher Harrison, 67.“The charge…
A former PhD student has been jailed for conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) against a young girl in the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales.Emad Kaky, 47, from Swansea, arranged for the child to travel from the UK to Iraq where he had organised for her to be…
Three men have been imprisoned for raping four young girls in Plymouth in 2017.The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted Anthony Anantharajah, 34, Abalzaq Salih, 30, and Saif Kahya, 32, following an investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police and were sentenced to 13 years, 19 years, and 12 years…
Two 13-year-olds have been sentenced for the murder of Shawn Seesahai who they randomly attacked with a machete and stabbed to death in Wolverhampton last year.The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were both sentenced to detention in a youth detention accommodation at his Majesty’s…
A Rotherham man who groomed and subjected a young girl to a campaign of sexual abuse and violence during the 2000s has been convicted.The CPS prosecuted David Fish, 48, as part of Operation Stovewood, a major investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation which took place in…
A detective who abused his position by stealing cocaine from the evidence store at work and supplying it on the streets of Manchester has been convicted.Andrew Talbot, who was previously a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) detective working within the force’s serious crime division, stole just under…
A man who fled the UK after being charged with indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl has been jailed following his extradition from Bulgaria.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted Shahid Hussain, 48, as part of Operation Stovewood, a major investigation into non-familial child sexual…
A man from Kent has been jailed for operating a Ponzi-style scheme disguised as betting syndicate, defrauding thousands of members out of over £44 million.Michael Stanley, 67 from Chatham, pleaded guilty to a series of fraud offences and was sentenced today at Maidstone Crown Court to six years in…
A man who shared extreme violent videos supporting Islamic State has been jailed six years and nine months at Kingston Crown Court.Ayoub Nacir, 21, shared documents and videos online that encouraged people to take up arms and commit acts of terrorism.After being arrested, Counter Terrorism Policing…
A man has been imprisoned today (20 September 2024) for child sexual abuse of two young girls in Rotherham in the 2000s.The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted Neil King, 51, as part of Operation Stovewood, a major investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation which took…
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
