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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. 

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CPS announces review findings for first 200 cases under coronavirus laws
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more than 200 finalised cases under the coronavirus legislation up to the end of April, with any incorrect charges withdrawn and overturned. The CPS has committed to reviewing all prosecutions brought under the Coronavirus Act and Health Protection Regulations to make…
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CPS Says: Stalking offences under coronavirus lockdown
There has been some discussion about how stalking cases are investigated and prosecuted during the current lockdown. The CPS would like to clarify our approach. We share the concern that victims of stalking must feel supported during lockdown. CPS takes stalking extremely seriously, and we…
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Prosecutors to prioritise serious cases to manage impact of coronavirus pandemic
PROSECUTORS are being asked to prioritise more serious cases and consider the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when weighing up whether criminal charges are in the public interest, in order to help the justice system continue effectively in the face of current challenges. Although…
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‘Coronavirus coughs’ at key workers will be charged as assault, CPS warns
Anyone using coronavirus to threaten emergency and essential workers faces serious criminal charges, the Director of Public Prosecutions warns today. The CPS intervention comes after reports in recent days of police, shop workers and vulnerable groups being deliberately coughed at by people…
Press Release Violent crime CPS
Beware fraud and scams during COVID-19 pandemic
Criminals are using the COVID-19 pandemic to scam the public - don’t become a victim. Law enforcement, government and private sectors partners are working together to encourage members of the public to be more vigilant against fraud, particularly about sharing their financial and personal…
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Director of Public Prosecutions - concerns over knife imagery shared on social media
Social media is being used to glamorise gang lifestyle and the use of weapons, forthcoming CPS guidance on prosecuting gangs will say. Images which show young people brandishing dangerous weapons and posts glorifying violent offending such as serious wounding and even murder are being used as…
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CPS Says: the role of the CPS in deciding whether to charge an individual with a criminal offence
We have been asked questions about the role of the CPS in deciding whether to charge an individual with a criminal offence. The following information explains our role and approach. It is not a comment on any individual case. The CPS does not investigate allegations of crime, or choose which…
CPS says Domestic abuse CPS
Terror offences - charges left to lie on file
A story in the Sunday Telegraph - 'Prosecutors allow dozens of charges brought against terrorists to 'lie on file' - has incorrectly claimed the CPS is allowing charges to lie on file for defendants accused of terror offences as part of “sweetheart deals”. We refute this in the strongest terms…
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First quarterly CPS prosecution data published
UPDATED prosecution data has been released by the Crown Prosecution Service today (30 January). A quarterly bulletin has been published for the first time as part of the CPS’s ongoing commitment to transparency on prosecution performance. The data tables, and a summary of main trends, can be…
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CPS to hire hundreds of new criminal lawyers across England and Wales
The body that prosecutes the majority of crimes in England and Wales has today launched a recruitment campaign to hire almost 400 new lawyers by the end of June. The Crown Prosecution Service, which prosecuted 495,000 cases in 2018, was given a £85 million boost by the Government last year. …
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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.

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