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.
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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.
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Prosecutors in the North East have been working with police to make promising strides in improving file quality and reducing delays in charging decisions for rape and sexual assault cases.
Staff in the region’s Rape and serious Sexual Offences Unit (RASSO) joined forces with colleagues from…
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…
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. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently…
The North East’s Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP) has spoken today of her continuing commitment to the prosecution of domestic abuse, even in cases that don’t have the support of the victim.
CCP Jan Lamping highlighted some recent successes in the prosecution of domestic abuse, including a number…
The Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP) for the North East Crown Prosecution Service has today encouraged those facing domestic abuse during the national COVID-19 response to report any offences committed against them.
CCP Jan Lamping highlighted some recent successes in the prosecution of domestic…
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. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently…
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. Below are examples of hate crime cases recently…
The Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP) for the North East Crown Prosecution Service has today encouraged victims of Stalking and Harassment offences to come forward, as part of National Stalking Awareness Week (April 20-24).
CCP Jan Lamping highlighted some recent successes in the…
As part of National Stalking Awareness Week (Apr 20-24), the North East’s Chief Crown Prosecutor today spoke of the continuing commitment of the Crown Prosecution Service towards the prosecution of stalking and harassment offences.
The theme for this year’s National Stalking Awareness week…
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…
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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.
