CPS News Centre

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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National, international and specialist media should contact the main 24-hour press office.

Local media should contact their Area Communications Manager during normal working hours.

Landowning company fined in ground-breaking case

A landowning company in Yorkshire has been fined for allowing vegetation to be burned without a licence in an area of Special Scientific Interest.

11 May 2023 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Six men sentenced for animal welfare offences

The business operator of a slaughterhouse in Chester and six men who worked there have been sentenced for animal welfare offences including, in some cases, causing avoidable pain, distress or suffering to animals

04 May 2023 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Ticket tout jailed for defying football ban and going to the World Cup

A ticket tout who defied a football banning order to attend the World Cup in Qatar has been jailed.

28 April 2023 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Horse trader jailed for tax fraud

A man who ran a company trading in horses has been jailed for 28 months for tax fraud.

23 February 2023 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Rogue trader who left victims with chaos is jailed

A serial rogue trader who stole thousands of pounds from people who called him in to do work on their homes has been jailed.

30 January 2023 |

Gang of three men sentenced for stealing valuable stone from historic buildings

An organised gang of three men have been sentenced for stealing thousands of pounds of valuable York stone from historic sites.

21 December 2022 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

£100k-a-year businessman sentenced for dodging years of child maintenance payments

A company director earning £100,000 a year who hid his six-figure salary to dodge child maintenance has today been sentenced for his deception.

16 November 2022 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for seven years for smuggling cigarettes

A man who was smuggling thousands of pounds of cigarettes and tobacco into the UK to avoid tax and make money has been jailed for seven years.

03 November 2022 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Take-away boss jailed for fraudulent tax returns and benefit claims

A take-away owner has been jailed for cheating the Exchequer out of £171,000 by submitting fraudulent tax returns and false tax credit applications.

12 May 2022 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for fake tax returns and false tax credit claims

A take-away owner has been jailed for cheating the Exchequer out of £171,000 by submitting fraudulent tax returns and false tax credit applications.

06 May 2022 | Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Mersey-Cheshire News

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Articles and speeches

Read articles and speeches from the CPS on matters of relevance to the Criminal Justice System

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CPS Says

The CPS position on major issues in the news, our response to inaccuracies in media reports and our letters to the media.

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Contacts: National media

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 call the General Enquiries line: 020 3357 0899 or 020 3357 0000 (09:00-17:00, Monday-Friday) or visit contact.cps.gov.uk.

If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office between 9am and 5pm on weekdays:

Telephone: 020 3357 0906
Email: cps.pressoffice@cps.gov.uk

If you are a journalist with an urgent out-of-hours issue (before 9am or after 5pm on weekdays, on weekends or public holidays) please contact:

Telephone: 020 3357 0913

Contacts: Local media

Cymru/Wales
Richard Paull
Email: richard.paull@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02920 803950

East Midlands
Graham Buchanan
Email: Graham.Buchanan@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0115 852 3343

East of England
Gillian Andrews
Email: gillian.andrews@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01245 455027

London (North and South)
Diana Wong and Molly Barker
Email: london.communications@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0858

Mersey-Cheshire
Jackie Rand
Email: jackie.rand@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 239 6334

North East
Chris Black
Email: chris.black@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0191 260 4216

North West
Kerry Bell
Email: kerry.bell@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 827 4705

South East
Cheryl Pendry
Email: cheryl.pendry@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01227 655862 / 07876 390054

South West
Gary Cockram
Email: gary.cockram@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0117 930 2968

Thames and Chiltern
Angie Patton
Email: Angie.Patton@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01189 513625

Wessex
Wendy Wyeth
Email: wessex.communications@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02380 673873

West Midlands
Kofo Baptist
Email: kofo.baptist@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0203 357 0625

Yorkshire and Humberside
Elizabeth Ogborn
Email: elizabeth.ogborn@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 0113 290 2839 / 07500 835186

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Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
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Highlighting of relevant work by our criminal justice partners and other stakeholders

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