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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together.

Here you can find our latest news stories and search for others. You can also find additional details about a number of high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.

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CPS North East - Domestic Abuse Prosecutions - December 2023

The following are examples of some of our successful domestic abuse prosecutions from December:

| Press Release , Domestic abuse , North East News

CPS North East - Successful Hate Crime Prosecutions - December 2023

Under hate crime legislation the courts must pass increased sentences where prosecutors show evidence that offences either demonstrate or have been motivated by hostility towards a person’s race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexuality. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently prosecuted by CPS North East, each of which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.

| Press Release , Hate crime , North East News

CPS North East - Successful Hate Crime Prosecutions - November 2023

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

| Press Release , Hate crime , North East News

CPS North East - Hate Crime Sentence Uplifts - October 2023

Under hate crime legislation the courts must pass increased sentences where prosecutors show evidence that offences either demonstrate or have been motivated by hostility towards a person’s race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexuality. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently prosecuted by CPS North East, each of which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.

| Press Release , Hate crime , North East News

CPS North East - Domestic Abuse Prosecutions - October 2023

Below are examples of Domestic Abuse cases successfully prosecuted by CPS North East in October:

| Press Release , Domestic abuse , North East News

Blyth man convicted for fatal van attack on off-duty ambulance worker

A Blyth man has today been convicted for murder after the death of an off-duty ambulance worker, who he fatally struck with his van in the car park of a Northumberland pub. 

| Press Release , Violent crime , North East News

CPS North East - Hate Crime Sentence Uplifts - September 2023

Under hate crime legislation the courts must pass increased sentences where prosecutors show evidence that offences either demonstrate or have been motivated by hostility towards a person’s race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexuality. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently prosecuted by CPS North East, each of which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.

| Press Release , Hate crime , North East News

CPS North East - Domestic Abuse Prosecutions - September 2023

Below are examples of Domestic Abuse cases successfully prosecuted by CPS North East in September

| Press Release , Domestic abuse , North East News

CPS North East - Hate Crime Sentence Uplifts - August 2023

Below are examples of hate crime cases recently prosecuted by CPS North East, each of which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.

| Press Release , Hate crime , North East News

CPS North East - Domestic Abuse Prosecutions - August 2023

Below are examples of Domestic Abuse cases successfully prosecuted by CPS North East in August:

| Press Release , Domestic abuse , North East News

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