Updated: 31 May 2022 and 09 September 2022
Prosecution Guidance
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 20 Nov 2023, 1 Nov 2024; 10 Nov 2025
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Updated: 17 August 2023; 27 November 2023; minor revision 19 January 2024, 7 February 2025
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Updated: 20 May 2021
Prosecution Guidance
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 5 November 2021
Prosecution Guidance
Domestic abuse
Violent crime
Violent Crime, Weapons and Public Safety
updated 26 February 2020 link for Sentencing Councils Totality definitive guidelines
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Reviewed and updated April 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: October 2019; 1 November 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Updated: 24 February 2023; 17 May 2023; 25 October 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards
updated 11 November 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Defendants