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The conflict in the Middle East and protests that followed have undoubtedly resulted in surges in antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crime, alongside disturbing scenes of support for proscribed terror groups. This has understandably caused those communities to feel deep concern and fears for their…
Prosecutors charged 10 per cent more hate crime cases in the final three months of 2023, statistics out today (April 18) show.Figures from the Crown Prosecution Service’s Quarter 3 (October-December 2023) data release show there was a 9.5 per cent increase in charges for hate crime flagged cases…
A disbarred barrister who posted grossly offensive antisemitic material online has been sentenced.Between May 2021 and April 2022, Ian Robert Millard persistently posted about his hatred of Jewish people online, while claiming he was simply exercising his freedom of speech.Statements made by…
A man has pleaded guilty to taunting Liverpool fans about the Heysel Stadium disaster and shouting racist abuse at a derby match against Everton in October 2023.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Joel Barwise, 26, of Bentham Drive, in Childwall in Liverpool, made pushing gestures towards…
Two 16-year-olds, now named in open court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, have been sentenced to a life term in prison today at Manchester Crown Court after having been convicted of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey.Scarlett Jenkinson must serve a minimum of 22 years before she can be…
A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment for shouting antisemitic and other racist slurs in public before making violent threats toward a police officer.Police were called to Seven Kings station in Ilford, London, on 11 November 2023, to reports of a man threatening members of the public…
Planned protests this weekend have ignited public debate about the role of prosecutors and police in upholding law and order on our streets and in our communities.
The conflict in the Middle East has sparked not only large-scale demonstrations, but also surges in antisemitic and Islamophobic…
Foreword from Lionel Idan, CPS National Hate Crime Lead, and Mark Hamilton, NPCC Hate Crime Lead
As the respective National Hate Crime Leads for the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, we continue to stand united in the commitment of both our organisations to the…
Today the CPS has published the Q2 performance data which covers the three-month period from 1 July to 30 September 2022.
Notable changes in the data from Q1 2022-23 to Q2 2022-23 include:
The volume of suspects charged with rape has increased 13.7% from 666 in Q1 to 757 in Q2…
Today the CPS has published Q1 performance data which covers the three-month period from 1 April to 30 June 2022.
Notable changes in the data from Q4 2021-22 to Q1 2022 – 23 include:
Charge rates have increased across All Crime, Domestic Abuse, Hate Crime and Rape
All-crime charge…
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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.
