From today, prosecutors will have new powers to charge violent abusers with specific offences of non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation, as key measures in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 come into force.

N.B. this list does not specify the Act and must therefore be cross-referenced with Graduated Fee Scheme F Annex 2 - Table of Offences - Class Order

An 18-year-old man who killed his mother with a hammer has been sentenced at Mold Crown Court.

The Crown Prosecution Service is updating its legal guidance on immigration offences ahead of the commencement of the Nationality and Borders Act.

There is a presumption that a defendant should be unfettered in court unless there are reasonable grounds for restraint. The onus is on the prosecution to show reasonable grounds for the use of handcuffs.