Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
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You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Rosemary Ainslie, Acting Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Northamptonshire Police to charge Lucy Connolly, 41, with publishing material intending to stir up racial hatred, contrary to Section 19 of the Public Order Act…
A man has been jailed for encouraging violence online just two days after he posted on social media during the public disorder. Tyler Kay, 26, wrote an offensive anti-immigration post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, 7 August, calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight.He…
A man has become the first to be jailed for stirring up racial hatred online during the public disorder. Jordan Parlour, 28, posted comments on Facebook advocating an attack on a hotel in Leeds where asylum seekers were housed. The comments were reported to West Yorkshire Police and…
A man who used computer technology and real photographs of children to create sexual abuse images and encouraged the rape of children via the internet has been convicted.Hugh Nelson, 27, has pleaded guilty to a total of 16 charges relating to child sexual abuse offences.The CPS authorised five…
Four violent offenders, who each played a role in the harmful disorder in Sunderland city centre last weekend, have been jailed today at Newcastle Crown Court.Leanne Hodgson, 43, of Holborn Road, Sunderland, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder and was sentenced to two and a…
A former prison officer from South Wales has been jailed for six years after large amount of controlled drugs were found in her car.Jodie Beer, age 30, of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was a prison officer in Parc Prison, Bridgend, when she was caught with the drugs in February 2022. During a…
Three men who attacked police officers during widespread unrest in Hull have been jailed today.Andrew Stewart, 37, was sentenced to two years and six months at Hull Crown Court. He pled guilty to violent disorder at an earlier hearing in the Magistrates’ Court. During the disturbances, he was…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A social media user who encouraged an online community to start a riot has become the first person from Wales to be convicted in relation to recent unrest.Richard David Williams, 34, of Flintshire, Wales, enthusiastically posted about participating in a riot and also shared a derogatory meme about…
A man who encouraged violence online during the public disorder has been convicted just a day after he posted on social media.Tyler Kay, 26, wrote an offensive anti-immigration post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, 7 August, calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight.He…
The first sentences have been handed down in the South West for offenders involved in the violent disorder and looting in Plymouth City Centre on Monday.Lucas Ormond Skeaping, 29, Daniel McGuire, 45, and Michael Williams, 51, all pleaded guilty to violent disorder yesterday and were sentenced at…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSSouth West
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If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
