Various statutes regulate telecommunications, television, broadcasting and postal services and create many offences of which those most frequently encountered by the CPS are considered in this guidance.
These instructions are incorporated into every prosecution brief.
Any Advocate prosecuting on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service will be expected to be familiar with the material in this document and to apply these instructions.
A man who posted a hateful antisemitic message on social media just hours after a deadly terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue last October has been sentenced today at Manchester City Magistrates' Court.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are committed to keeping football safe and inclusive to play and watch.