His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have today issued their Area Inspection Programme composite report of the baseline assessments of the 14 Crown Prosecution Service Areas in England and Wales.

1. The purpose of the Advocate Fee Appeals Committee (the Committee) is to resolve disputes by reference to published CPS fee schemes. The decision of the Committee is based solely on what it considers to be the correct interpretation of those fee schemes. The Committee does not have the remit to apply any discretion.

Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have today issued a report following their inspection on the Handling of Complaints.

15th March 2023, 14:00-16:55 Boardroom, 102 Petty France

DATE: 26th January 2023 TIME: 14:00-16:45 Boardroom, 102 Petty France

His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today issued a report following their inspection of the effectiveness of Crown Prosecution Service policy and guidance for the handling of cases involving the National Referral Mechanism.

The Independent Assessor of Complaints (IAC) for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is completely independent of the CPS, providing an impartial service that complainants can have confidence in.

This is the Crown Prosecution Service Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23. You can also download a PDF copy below.

This Q4 data release covers the 3-month period 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2022, with the previous three quarters provided to illustrate trends. The figures below compare Quarter 4 data with Quarter 3.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) participates in the annual cross-Government Civil Service People Survey. All our employees are invited to participate. The results can be seen in the annual CPS highlights reports.