National Summary Area reports Cymru/Wales East Midlands East of England London Mersey-Cheshire North East North West South East South West Thames…

National Summary Area reports Cymru/Wales East Midlands East of England London Mersey-Cheshire North East North West South East South West Thames…

This Legal Guidance identifies potential offences for prosecutors to consider when dealing with “obscene publications”, before focusing on the Obscene Publications Act 1959 itself. It provides guidance on the provisions in general and in particular how prosecutors should approach the question of “obscenity”.

In January 2018 the CPS, National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing released the Joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan. The plan sets out the actions that we are taking, and will take, to improve how the criminal justice system deals with disclosure.

Please note: this is a consultation document. Prosecutors should apply the current Code 2013, seventh edition.

This is the underlying data relating to the breakdown of CPS staff and recruitment, based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion, for the year 2016-17. Cumulative data for the period has also been compiled. External appointments by age Available to download in…

This is the underlying data relating to the breakdown of CPS staff and recruitment, based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion, for the year 2016-17. Cumulative data for the period has also been compiled. External appointments by age Available to download in…

The CPS produces an annual report on our performance in prosecuting hate crimes. This gives us, our partners and other interested parties an opportunity to assess and understand the progress we have made.

This is the underlying data relating to the breakdown of CPS staff and recruitment, based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion, for the year 2016-17. Cumulative data for the period has also been compiled. External appointments by age Available to download in…

In January 2018, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that senior prosecutors were assessing all cases in England and Wales where someone had been charged with rape or serious sexual assault. This additional scrutiny of pre-trial prosecutions was carried out to ensure that prosecutors were…