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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.
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That’s the strong message from Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following the sentencing of James Newton, 27, from Kirkby, who posted racist and hateful social media comments on a local Facebook Group.
On 16 March 2022 at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court,…
A former councillor in Cheshire has been sentenced for fraudulently claiming around £5,000 in expenses over five years.
Between 2009 and 2015 William Livesley, 66, was an elected councillor on Cheshire East Council, firstly representing the Prestbury and Titherington area and later representing…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeMersey-Cheshire
David Duckenfield, the police commander in charge of safety during the Hillsborough stadium disaster, has today been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after a retrial at Preston Crown Court.
Sue Hemming, CPS Director of Legal Services, said: “The disaster at Hillsborough 30 years…
Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has issued a report following its inspection of the performance of CPS Mersey-Cheshire.
The report was issued on 5 April.
The Area was assessed as follows:
Success of CPS People – ‘Good’;
Continuously Improving – ‘Excellent’;
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A carer who sexually assaulted a young woman in a residential care facility while she was having a series of epileptic seizures has been jailed for six years.
A senior lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case against Benjamin Poole, 21, of Somerville Street in Crewe, was one…
A man has been jailed for raping a woman who had been out on a night out with friends on Merseyside.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Stephen Lequesne, 23, of no fixed abode, raped the 21-year-old woman in a car park that was surrounded by bushes in Hoghton Street, Southport around…
A man has been sentenced for racially abusing an eleven-year-old boy in Crewe.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that, on 8 August 2019, Stephen Paul Spencer, 31, was overheard directing racial slurs to the boy, who is mixed race and was on his mobile phone, looking at Instagram, at his…
A convenience store manager has been jailed for driving at speeds of up to 130mph in Cheshire.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Kasif Khan, 37, of Braeside Grove in Bolton, was spotted driving a red Ford Mondeo on Birchwood Way in Warrington around 3.50am on 2 September 2021.
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Press ReleaseDriving offencesMersey-Cheshire
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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.
