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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 hate crime and violence against women and girls, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

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Transforming our service to victims at the CPS

Being a victim of crime can be deeply traumatic, and for those who find themselves in the criminal justice system the process can feel overwhelming, unfamiliar, and incredibly challenging.

Media enquiries

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.

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.

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in August and September 2022

During August and September this year, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

11 October 2022 |

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in July 2022

During the month of July, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

11 August 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in June 2022

With Pride Month only just reaching its conclusion, we have decided to focus our monthly summary of hate crime prosecutions in June on cases which involved victims being targeted because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

07 July 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in May 2022

Pride Month

In June, we are joining with our CPS colleagues, criminal justice partners and local communities to celebrate Pride month.

09 June 2022 | Article , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in April 2022

During the month of April, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

09 May 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

UPDATED: Southampton man guilty of racially motivated attack

A man from Southampton has been found guilty today (8 April 2022) at Southampton Crown Court of racially aggravated assault.

08 April 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in March 2022

During the month of March, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

01 April 2022 |

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in February 2022

February was LGBT+ History Month, a time to promote equality and diversity, celebrate inclusion, acknowledge how far society has come, but also to recognise what still needs to change so that everyone can live freely, without fear, and with equal opportunity.

02 March 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in January 2022

During the month of January, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the Magistrates’ and Crown Court centres in Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

03 February 2022 | Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases in November 2021

During the month of November 2021, CPS Wessex achieved successful outcomes in over 85% of the Hate Crime cases that were prosecuted in the magistrates’ courts and crown courts across Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

31 December 2021 | News Item , Hate crime , Wessex News

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Contacts: National media

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: 07590 617233

Please note that our Press Office is only able to deal with issues or queries from journalists. Anyone else should visit contact.cps.gov.uk.

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)
Martin Bollers
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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