Inspectorate responses
This is where you will find the CPS responses to His Majesty's CPS Inspectorate and other Inspectorate reports into various aspects of the CPS.
List of responses and publication dates
- CPS response to HMCPSI follow-up inspection of the recommendations made in the 2020 joint inspection: ‘Joint Inspection evidence led domestic abuse prosecutions’, 16 October 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS Yorkshire and Humberside: Area Inspection Programme Phase 3, 30 September 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI report on the inspection of the quality and timeliness of charging decisions made by the CPS’s out of hours service, 18 September 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS Handling of Complaints (Follow-up Inspection), July 24 2025
- Crown Prosecution Service response to HMCPSI inspection of early advice and pre-charge decision making in adult rape cases, 15 July 2025
- Crown Prosecution Service and National Police Chiefs' Council response to the "Joint case building by the police and CPS" report, 10 July 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Follow Up Inspection of the 2023 Report: ‘The service from the CPS to victims of domestic abuse’, 6 March 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI inspection on Individual Quality Assessments, February 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI follow up inspection of the recommendations made in the 2023 Inspection of CPS policy and guidance for the handling of cases involving the National Referral Mechanism, February 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI inspection of CPS Areas follow up report, January 2025
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Report ‘An examination of cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service included in the London Stalking Review 2024 - A review of the cases that featured in the London Stalking Review published 23 July 2024’, 19 December 2024
- CPS Response to Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (CJJI) - Efficiency spotlight report: The impact of recruitment and retention on the criminal justice system, 15 February 2024
- CPS Response to CJJI Inspection of Joint Case Building by the Police and Crown Prosecution Service, 25 January 2024
- CPS Response to HMICFRS, HMIP and HMCPSI joint inspection report entitled “Meeting the needs of victims in the criminal justice system: An inspection of how well the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Probation Service support victims of crime”, 19 December 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI follow-up Inspection on Custody Time Limits, 30 November 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS Induction Processes, 01 November 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI on the on Area Inspection Programme 2021-22 Composite Report 21, September 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection on the Handling of Complaints, 23 August 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection of the effectiveness of Crown Prosecution Service policy and guidance for the handling of cases involving the National Referral Mechanism, 25 July 2023
- CPS Response to HMCPSI Inspection Report on the Service from the CPS to Victims of Domestic Abuse, 30 March 2023
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS Thames & Chiltern, Baseline Report November 2022
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS North West, Baseline Report October 2022
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS East Midlands Baseline Report October 2022
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS Mersey Cheshire, Baseline Report September 2022
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS South West Baseline Report, 25 August 2022
- CPS response to joint Inspectorate Covid-19 recovery progress report, 17 May 2022
- CPS response to London North Area Inspection Programme Baseline Report 6 May 2022
- CPS response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS Wessex Baseline Report 12 April 2022
- CPS response to Area Inspection Programme, Yorkshire and Humberside Baseline Report, 5 April 2022
- CPS response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS East of England, Baseline Report, 24 March 2022
- CPS response to The Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (CJJI) of how well the criminal justice system serves survivors of rape, 25 February 2022
- CPS Response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS London South Baseline Report, 17 February 2022
- CPS Response to ‘CPS Handling of Custody Time Limits', 16 December 2021
- CPS response to joint thematic inspection of the progress of individuals who have mental health problems through the criminal justice system, November 2021
- CPS response to Cymru/Wales Area Inspection Programme Baseline Report, October 2021
- CPS response to North East Area Inspection Programme Baseline Report, October 2021
- CPS response to South East Area Inspection Programme Baseline Report, October 2021
- CPS response to West Midlands Area Inspection Programme Baseline Report, October 2021
- CPS response to An inspection of the operation of CPS and SFO Proceeds of Crime Divisions
- CPS response to The Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates (CJII) joint thematic inspection of the police and CPS response to rape
- CPS response to the HMCPSI Inspection Report on CPS handling of police witness care correspondence, March 2021
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of the CPS response to the COVID-19 pandemic - dealing with the ongoing backlogs
- CPS response to the HMCPSI review of Complex Casework Units
- CPS response to the HMICFRS/HMCPSI joint thematic inspection report in relation to Pre-charge Bail and Released under Investigation
- CPS response to the follow up of the HMCPSI review of the handling by the CPS of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court, published in January 2020
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS Information Management
- CPS response to HMCPSI follow up Inspection of the Victim Communication Liaison Scheme: Letters to Victims
- CPS response to HMCPSI 2020 Charging Inspection: A thematic review of the quality and timeliness of charging decisions
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS response to COVID-19: 16 March to 8 May 2020
- CPS response to the HMCPSI Inspection Report into the effective use of agents in the magistrates’ court
- CPS response to the HMCPSI Inspection Report in Relation to Serious Youth Crime
- CPS response to the HMICFRS/HMCPSI Joint Thematic Inspection Report in Relation to Domestic Abuse Evidence-Led Prosecutions
- CPS response to the HMCPSI thematic inspection report in relation to Disclosure of Unused Material in the Crown Court - January 2020
- CPS response to the HMCPSI 2019 Rape Inspection
- CPS response to the report of the findings from the full Area Assurance Programme (AAP) 2016-17 and 2018-19
- CPS response to the thematic inspection report in relation to the Handling of Defence Correspondence - August 2019
- CPS response to the HMICFRS/HMCPSI joint thematic inspection report in relation to Crimes Against Older People - July 2019
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS South West - May 2019
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS Cymru-Wales - May 2019
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division - February 2019
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of CPS International Justice and Organised Crime Division - January 2019
- CPS response to HMCPSI Thematic inspection of Victim Liaison Units and the letters sent to the public by the CPS - November 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS London North – October 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS London South – October 2018
- CPS response to Joint HMCPSI and HMICFRS inspection report: Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime - October 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS Mersey Cheshire – April 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Thematic Inspection of Individual Quality Assessments (IQA) - March 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS North West, February 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Inspection of Crown Prosecution Service Internal Fraud Control
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS South East, January 2018
- CPS response to HMCPSI Joint Thematic Inspection of The CPS response to the Modern Slavery Act 2015
- CPS response to HMCPSI Thematic Inspection of CMS Case Finalisations
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS Yorkshire and Humberside
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS Wessex
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS East Midlands
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS West Midlands
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS North East
- CPS response to HMCPSI Area Assurance Inspection of CPS Thames & Chiltern