The primary duty of the CPS is to deliver justice through the independent and effective prosecution of crime. The purpose of making a charging decision is to determine whether a suspect should be subject to criminal proceedings. The charging decision is the gateway to the criminal justice system with all the protections that the process affords.

The VRR scheme is a two stage process where appeals can be reviewed by either local offices or a specialist Unit within HQ.

Cafodd Christopher Cooper, 39, ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw, am ladd dyn gydag un ergyd â dwrn y tu allan i dafarn yng Ngorseinon.

A former prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a drug-dealing organised criminal who gave her a £12,000 Mercedes as a gift.

Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today (1 December 2020) issued a follow up report on the CPS handling of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court. This report follows up on the report published in January 2020.

13 June 2023, 14:00-16:30, CPS Boardroom/Microsoft Teams

Domestic abuse can inflict lasting trauma on victims and their extended families, especially children and young people who may not see the violence or abuse, but may be aware of it, sense it, or hear it occurring.

Meeting of 26 May 2015

A teenager who threatened to kill classmates and had a stash of material capable of making explosives has been jailed for three years and 11 months