Five people have been sentenced following the fatal assault of a father outside a pub in Wolverhampton.

This Q4 data release covers the 3-month period 1 January 2022 – 31 March 2022, with the previous three quarters provided to illustrate trends.

A 16-year-old boy has been convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Joshua Ingram who was fatally stabbed last September over a £20 cannabis debt at Seaford railway station.

A developer who felled trees on his land, destroying the habitat of an endangered species, has been fined £40,000.

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.

We welcome the Government’s focus on improving victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system. This is a priority for the CPS and we think our future vision for how we engage with and communicate with victims aligns with the broad intentions set out in this consultation.

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