I write further to my letter of 2 October 2022 to your predecessor, which related to the number of agreements made by the CPS under sections 71 to 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA).

A care worker who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he was looking after and made her pregnant has been jailed.

A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been convicted.

This guidance is to assist prosecutors who will sometimes have to decide whether to charge an offence, or continue with a prosecution, where a nominal penalty is likely.

Clifton George, 45, has been found guilty of murdering his long-term partner, Annabel Rook, before causing an explosion in her home.

A convention between prosecuting authorities to provide arrangements for ensuring effective co-ordination of decision making and handling in related cases which are the responsibility of different authorities.

Seven men have been convicted for their role in the systematic abuse of vulnerable children in Rochdale.