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.

HMCPSI have today [5 March 2020] published a report into the work of the CPS in relation to Serious Youth Crime.

This is a summary of CPS prosecution data for Quarter 2, 2019-2020.

The Graduated Fee Scheme E - Manual of Guidance and accompanying annexes are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have today (23 January 2020) published a joint report into the work of the police and the CPS in relation to Domestic Abuse Evidence Led Prosecutions (DA ELP).