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Archived Press Releases

Press Releases for 2006 and previous years can be found in the Archived Press Releases section.

Press Releases

Date

Outline

08/01/2009

Two guilty of inciting racial hatred against Jews

23/12/2008

Huntingdon Life Sciences blackmail plotters guilty

19/12/2008

CPS director awarded degree for equality work

18/12/2008

First conviction for directing terrorism as a member of al-Qaeda

18/12/2008

Robert Napper pleads guilty to manslaughter of Rachel Nickell

17/12/2008

Father guilty of causing deaths of his children in Land Rover accident

16/12/2008

Teenager guilty of murder of Rhys Jones

16/12/2008

Doctor Bilal Abdulla guilty of London and Glasgow bomb plot

12/12/2008

DPP launches public consultation on prosecuting cases involving victims and witnesses experiencing mental distress and/or with learning disabilities

11/12/2008

Rape and domestic violence conviction rates rise

11/12/2008

Successful prosecutions for hate crimes up - CPS report

9/12/2008

No charges following death by suicide of Daniel James

8/12/2008

CPS lawyer crosses the floor to become full-time judge

5/12/2008

CPS decides no charges for Peter Hain MP

4/12/2008

CPS wins diversity and equality award

4/12/2008

Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan abused Shannon's trust says CPS lawyer

4/12/2008

CPS study on 'honour' crime prosecutions published

28/11/2008

CPS decides no retrial for Daniel James - soldier faces sentence over Official Secrets breach

27/11/2008

Seven men guilty of the murder of M40 biker

27/11/2008

Prosecutors and police welcome joint inspectorate reports on arrangements for charging criminal offences

25/11/2008

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli guilty of abduction, rape and murder of Hannah Foster

14/11/2008

CPS out of hours service delivers half a million charging decisions

13/11/2008

CPS responds to review of decision making in road death cases

11/11/2008

Three convicted over protracted death of toddler

10/11/2008

CPS to intervene in private prosecution of Gateshead art exhibition

31/10/2008

Vote of confidence in CPS Associate Prosecutors

20/10/2008

Our rights are priceless in the relentless struggle against terrorism says Sir Ken Macdonald

6/10/2008

Society must do better on disability hate crime says DPP

29/9/2008

CPS Decision: John Hogan

10/9/2008

Operation Overt - Statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions

28/8/2008

CPS decision over Newquay hotel fire

27/8/2008

First case of ritual child flagellation ends in conviction

22/8/2008

CPS and Brazilian officials tackle football-related violence at World Cup 2014

21/8/2008

CPS improves its contribution to the safeguarding of children

18/8/2008

Terrorist "Mr Fix-It" convicted with two others of terrorism offences

14/8/2008

CPS announces "lead football prosecutors" to tackle football hooliganism

7/8/2008

CPS launches consultations on rape and domestic violence policies

1/8/2008

Barry George acquitted of murder of Jill Dando: CPS statement

31/7/2008

Verdict in trial for manslaughter of Private Gavin Williams: CPS statement

28/7/2008

CPS decides no prosecution over death of ITN's Terry Lloyd in Iraq

23/7/2008

Wife guilty of fraud and money laundering in "canoe man" case

21/7/2008

New violent assault legal guidance extends to NHS volunteers

21/7/2008

CPS advises police to charge father over deaths of children in Land Rover accident

15/7/2008

CPS publishes policy on prosecuting crimes against older people

25/6/2008

Nazi sympathiser sentenced for terrorism offences

17/6/2008

CPS response to Samina Malik appeal

11/6/2008

21/7 bomber's wife and others found guilty of terrorism offences

9/6/2008

CPS advises charges over death of two firemen

5/6/2008

Possession of knives - CPS statement

29/5/2008

CPS charging decision: Naomi Campbell

28/5/2008

Nisha Patel-Nasri's killers convicted

22/5/2008

CPS statement: Crossfire killer convicted

14/5/2008

CPS ends Venezuelan drug plot

14/5/2008

CPS statement: Amy Winehouse suspected drug abuse

6/5/2008

CPS publishes response to All-Party Parliamentary inquiry into Antisemitism

2/5/2008

Convictions in royal blackmail case

30/4/2008

CPS decision on the death of Frank Ogboru

29/4/2008

Joint statement from Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service – Man charged under the Terrorism Act

28/4/2008

Teenagers sentenced for murder of Sophie Lancaster

25/4/2008

CPS advises no charges against Edwin Pitkin

23/4/2008

CPS advises charges in 21-year old murder case

23/4/2008

CPS announces 'no prosecution' of Dr Rodney Gilbert

18/4/2008

Six men sentenced over terrorism charges

16/4/2008

CPS authorises Merseyside Police to charge five in connection with murder of Rhys Jones

9/4/2008

CPS statement: Murder of Paul Erhahon

9/4/2008

CPS Anthony Walker Law Scholarship launched

8/4/2008

Karen Matthews - CPS charging decision

1/4/2008

CPS announces the roll out of two key justice initiatives

19/3/2008

CPS updates policy on prosecuting racist and religious crime

17/3/2008

CPS announce Michael Donovan charging decision

14/3/2008

CPS issues public policy on sexual transmission of infection

14/3/2008

CPS decision on Jonathan Evans rape allegation

11/3/2008

New presence in Pakistan for CPS

11/3/2008

CPS improved performance

7/3/2008

CPS and ACPO sign protocol on handling of rape cases

3/3/2008

Nurse found guilty of killing his patients

27/2/2008

CPS decides not to charge shopkeeper over death of armed robber

26/2/2008

Terror training camps trial marks another first for the Crown Prosecution Service

25/2/2008

Levi Bellfield prosecution was a shocking and exceptional case says CPS

22/2/2008

CPS statement - Mark Dixie convicted of murder

21/2/2008

Steve Wright guilty of murders of five women

20/2/2008

CPS racist and religious crime data published

18/2/2008

Five men sentenced over terrorism offences connected to the Birmingham beheading plot

30/1/2008

New agreement for CPS Designated Caseworkers to join ILEX

28/1/2008

Five men guilty in Securitas robbery case

23/1/2008

CPS out of hours service to review hate crimes

22/1/2008

CPS issues prosecutor checklist for current cases involving Low Copy Number DNA analysis

16/1/2008

Defendants found guilty over Garry Newlove's death

14/1/2008

Review of the use of Low Copy Number DNA analysis in current cases: CPS statement