The first victims of rape have seen cases continue following second review as a pioneering pilot reaches the one-year mark – the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Today, the CPS and the ...

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Casework Assistants are an integral part of the Crown Prosecution Service. As one of the main points of contact for our criminal justice partners, they help our prosecutors prepare for trials. Their ...

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Our prosecution guidance helps Crown Prosecutors apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors when making decisions about whether to prosecute cases. The guidance makes sure that decisions are fair, clear, ...

The Crown Prosecution Service has high standards for prosecutors when speaking to victims. The information collated below helps how best to engage with victims of crime.

Cyber or online crime is criminal activity that uses computers, networks or digital devices. This includes online fraud, hacking, identity theft, harassment and distributing illegal content through ...

A former teacher at Junior King’s School in Kent has been imprisoned for sexually abusing a school pupil more than 40 years ago. Dennis Fletcher was a resident boarding master between 1978 and 1997 ...

A convicted murderer who kidnapped a girl at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her has pleaded guilty. Paul Sharpe, 56, pleaded guilty at Minshull Street Crown Court today to six offences including ...

Two men have been convicted following a targeted knife attack on a journalist outside his home in south‑west London. The jury heard prosecution evidence that the attack was planned, coordinated and ...

Two men have been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of Rhamero West on 30 June 2026. Giovanni Lawrence, 24, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years and Shikeo Bell, 22, ...

A man who used his car to run over a woman in the road has been sentenced for her murder at Cardiff Crown Court. Kian Bateman, 19, had been outside the Glamorgan Homeguard Club in Ely on 26 September ...