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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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A man at the head of a Birmingham-based crime group involved in supplying class A drugs and sourcing firearms has today been jailed for 33 years.
Danyal Aziz, 29, from Stechford and two other gang members were convicted at Birmingham Crown Court in June 2023.
Aziz was jailed for conspiring to…
A man who pretended to be a teenage girl on social media to blackmail young boys into sending him nude images has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Jay Morgan Taylor Lang, 24, appeared at Basildon Crown Court today (22 September 2023) for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a total of 46…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeSexual offencesCPS
A 59-year-old man who paid money to sexually exploit young children in South East Asia has today been sentenced to 19 years in jail, with an extended licence of six years due to the dangerousness of his offending.
Ian Wynter, from Loughborough, paid a father in the Philippines seven times to…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeSexual offencesCPS
Good morning, and welcome – to London and to this Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference. What a pleasure it is to be together in-person again after three years, and we are delighted to be hosting you all here.
I see this as such an opportunity – for us to share experiences and learn from each…
SpeechFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeCPS
The Crown Prosecution Service is updating its legal guidance on immigration offences ahead of the commencement of the Nationality and Borders Act.
Updates to the guidance have been developed by policy and legal CPS specialists in immigration offences, with the assistance of expert advice and…
The Crown Prosecution Service is today launching a united team to tackle the changing nature of serious and organised crime.
The new Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID) brings together specialists in economic crime, organised crime, proceeds of crime and…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeProceeds of crimeCPS
Prosecutors working on gang-related cases which involve women and girls should consider if there is evidence they have been forced or groomed into committing crime, according to new legal guidance published today.
The guidance, Decision-making in ‘gang’ related offences, has been drawn up by the…
Modern slavery has a devastating effect on its victims, and we are committed to prosecuting these crimes.
If someone accused of a crime claims they are a victim of modern slavery and should not be prosecuted because they committed the offence as a consequence, or because they were compelled to…
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is a hugely important organisation for prosecutors, with an unparalleled global reach. I am therefore privileged to have been asked to deliver the keynote speech at this conference. This is my first annual IAP conference as chief prosecutor of my…
Speech by Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, to the Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference in Uganda, 15-17 April 2019
Good morning. It is my pleasure to join you, at my first HOPAC Conference since becoming Director last November. I look forward to productive and friendly…
SpeechSexual offencesYouth crimeInternational and organised crimeViolent crimeCPS
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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.
