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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.

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Showing 1 - 10 of 30 results for crime type "Hate crime" & area "CPS"

A man whose vile abuse of a bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed

A man whose vile abuse of a bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed.

| Press Release , Hate crime, Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Woman charged with publishing material intending to stir up racial hatred

Rosemary Ainslie, Acting Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Northamptonshire Police to charge Lucy Connolly, 41, with publishing material intending to stir up racial hatred, contrary to Section 19 of t

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Man jailed just two days after posting online during public disorder

A man has been jailed for encouraging violence online just two days after he posted on social media during the public disorder.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Man jailed for posting online during public disorder

A man has become the first to be jailed for online comments made during the public disorder.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Man convicted of intending to stir up racial hatred a day after social media post was published

A man who encouraged violence online during the public disorder has been convicted just a day after he posted on social media.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

UPDATED: Man convicted of distributing a recording intending to stir up racial hatred

A man who livestreamed himself to a large online audience making derogatory comments towards migrants outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been convicted.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Woman convicted for hate incident at Nottingham rally

A woman from West Hallam in Derbyshire has been convicted of racially or religiously aggravated harassment, assaulting an emergency worker, and using threatening words or behaviour to stir up hatred following an incident at the far-right rally in Nottingham at the weekend.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS, East Midlands News

Man convicted of intending to stir up racial hatred after posting online

A man who posted messages on Facebook about attacking a hotel where asylum seekers were housed has been convicted of using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Racist gesture results in football ban

A fan who racially abused Kasey Palmer during a Championship match has received a five-year football ban.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Racial and religious based offences drive increase in hate crime cases

Prosecutors charged 10 per cent more hate crime cases in the final three months of 2023, statistics out today (April 18) show.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

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