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.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, on the link between diversity and inclusion and delivering a better service. Originally published on the Civil Service Blog.
Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that increasing diversity is a top priority for the leadership of the…
Introduction
Imagine you are a victim of crime. You have had the courage to report it.
If there is any evidence to suggest who the perpetrator was, would you want the case to go before the courts?
And if you're told it won't, would you want the chance to challenge that decision?
If it…
Consent Is... beautiful, it is enthusiasm, it is free choice, it is mutual. It is NOT assumed, NOT a right of marriage, NOT in the clothes you wear.
These views, shared on Twitter this week in response to our new awareness campaign, show that the vast majority of people fully understand consent…
Kye Lewis, a 21-year-old man, was today sentenced to seven years for the rape of a sex worker in a cemetery in Southend in 2017.
His victim was working in her usual location when Lewis drove up and asked if she was available. They agreed on the limitations of what would happen between them…
A man has today been given a life sentence for the murder of his partner, more than 20 years after he was convicted for the manslaughter of a previous partner.
Paul Plunkett, 62, was found guilty in 1996 of killing Jacqueline Aspery and today pleaded guilty to the unrelated murder of…
A Leicester man has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for four serious attacks in the Belgrave area of the city.
Carlos Vinodchandra Racitalal (33) tried to kill four different people in seemingly unconnected attacks. His first attack was on 2 January this…
Four members of the banned group National Action have been jailed for posting racist stickers on a university campus.
Chad Mark Williams-Allen (26), Garry Jack (21) and two other men placed stickers in five places around the Aston University campus in Birmingham, including on a prominent…
A married couple from Oxford have today (21 June) been found guilty of sending money to their Daesh-supporting son in Syria and sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment suspended for 12 months.
John Letts, 58, and Sally Lane, 56, were each charged with entering into a funding arrangement for the…
Two senior employees of a Birmingham dog charity have today been jailed after they pleaded guilty to stealing almost £900,000 from their employers.
Former Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham Dogs Home (BDH) Simon Price, 53, and his wife, 39-year-old Alayna Price, who was the Commercial Manager…
A disgruntled employee who compromised computer systems owned by his former company when he was sacked has been sentenced after he admitted hacking offences.
Kane Baker, 23, pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to a number of offences after targeting his former employer and more than 50…
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Press Office contact details
Please note that our Press Office is NOT able to deal with issues or queries from members of the public - these contact details are for accredited journalists ONLY. Do not call this number unless you a member of the press. For all general enquiries, please visit contact.cps.gov.uk.
If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 3357 0906 to reach the duty press officer.
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Reactions and statements on trial outcomes;
Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
Updates on media appearances by CPS staff
Content that explains the role of the CPS and how we work
Highlighting of relevant work by our criminal justice partners and other stakeholders
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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.
