Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
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Working with the media
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.
Seven construction company connected insiders have today (4 February 2025) been sentenced for their key role in a £22 million fraud against the taxpayer.Daniel Newton, 38, Philip Bailey, 36, Sean Dean, 41, Lee Hudson, 56, Sarah Gillard, 41, Bradley Mortimer, 39, and Kevin Ratcliffe, 43, have…
Mae geneth 14 mlwydd oed a drywanodd ddwy athrawes a disgybl yn Ysgol Dyffryn Aman wedi ei heuogfarnu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw. Roedd y ferch, yn ei harddegau, nad oes modd ei henwi oherwydd ei hoedran, eisoes wedi cyfaddef i drywanu tri o bobl ar 24 Ebrill 2024 ond wedi gwadu ymgeisio…
Six men have today been jailed for their involvement in an organised crime group (OCG) which laundered millions of pounds.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted the defendants following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) under Operation Venetic.Under this law enforcement…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeInternational and organised crimeCPS
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman has been convicted of attempted murder at Swansea Crown Court today.The teenager, who cannot be named due to her age, had previously admitted the triple stabbing which took place on 24 April 2024, but had denied attempted…
An accountant who helped himself to £27,000 from the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme as part of a bigger Covid loans fraud has been jailed for three years and eight months today.Zeeshan Ashraf, 44, claimed a total of £268,102.07 and tried to claim £52,732.66 that he was not entitled to from support…
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said: "Criminal prosecutions brought against police officers for actions taken in the course of their duties are extremely rare and these decisions are only made after careful consideration of all the relevant evidence and circumstances."It is…
A former advisor to the US government who flew to the UK to rape whom he believed to be a nine-year-old child has been convicted and jailed for 11-and-a-half years.International investment banker Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedfordshire from New York in February 2024 to have sex with the girl…
Press ReleaseSexual offencesCPSThames and Chiltern
A teenager who killed three young girls and attempted to kill ten others, including eight children at a Southport dance class has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 52 years before he can be considered for release.Axel Rudakubana, then 17, entered the Hart Space studio on Hart Street…
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions said: "Questions have been raised as to why certain information about the Southport case could not be made public earlier. The position taken by the police and the Government on disclosure of information reflected the advice given by the CPS, which…
Warning from the Crown Prosecution Service: offenders of stalking or harassment who commit further offences against victims whilst breaching a restraining order will face prosecution.Stalking is a pattern of fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repeated behaviour, which is persistent, intrusive and…
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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.
