The CPS Very High Cost Cases Terms of Appointment has been revised. The document defines the services which the CPS expects of internal and external advocates in the preparation of cases and invoicing of fees which fall to be paid in accordance with the Very High Cost Case (VHCC) fee scheme.

This fees bulletin outlines the CPS fee arrangements in respect of agent prosecutors in magistrates’ courts and the Youth Court with effect from 1 February 2020.

This fees bulletin details the implementation arrangements for the CPS Graduated Fee Scheme E, which will apply from 1 February 2020.

This fees bulletin outlines targeted changes to the CPS Very High Cost Case (VHCC) Fee Scheme following the 2019 CPS Counsel Fees Review.

This fees bulletin provides guidance regarding the temporary changes to CPS fee schemes announced on 30 March 2020, aimed at supporting external advocates during the COVID-19 outbreak.

This fees bulletin outlines further interim changes to the GFS, in response to the impact of Covid-19 on crown court proceedings, relating to cases resolved after the PTPH and S.28 hearings.

This is my second annual report as Independent Assessor of Complaints (IAC). My first was published jointly with my predecessor Stephen Shaw, with whom I overlapped as IAC for six months to ensure a smooth handover. I joined Stephen as IAC in November 2018, and I became the sole IAC in May 2019. I am grateful to Stephen for his assistance as I settled into the role.

This is a summary of CPS prosecution data for Quarter 3, 2019-2020.

Please note that from financial year 2023-2024, our Victims' Right to Review data has been published on our quarterly data summaries page. Last updated: January 2024Victims' Right to Review data, 2022-2023Victims' Right to Review data, 2021-2022Victims' Right to Review data, 2020-2021Victims'…

HMCPSI have today (12 March 2020) published a report into the work of the CPS in relation to the effective use of agents in the magistrates’ court.