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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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Working with the media

To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives have created an agreement: the Media Protocol: Working together to support open justice.

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Staffordshire man jailed for Blackpool manslaughter

A man has been jailed for the manslaughter of George Fenlon in Blackpool last year.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Chorley man stabbed his girlfriend to death in her own home

A man from Chorley has been convicted of murder after stabbing his girlfriend to death
Press Release Domestic abuse North West

Chorley man sentenced after sending threatening social media message to Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP

A man who made threats towards House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been sentenced
Press Release North West

Man jailed for attempting to murder woman in hammer attack

A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to murder a woman in her home in Preston in December last year.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Serial rapist who filmed attacks on unconscious women jailed for life

A man who filmed himself raping unconscious women and sexually abusing children has been jailed for life
Press Release Sexual offences North West

Carlisle women sentenced for stealing from housebound man

A third woman has today been sentenced for stealing money from an 88–year-old man in March this year.
Press Release Fraud and economic crime North West

Man sentenced for anti-Semitic abuse in Prestwich letting agency

A Bury man has been sentenced at Manchester Magistrates’ Court following a string of hate crime offences across Greater Manchester
Press Release Hate crime North West

Blackpool dad convicted of murdering his two-year-old son

Daniel Hardcastle, 31, from Blackpool, has been found guilty of murdering his two-year-old son
Press Release Violent crime North West

Predatory Oswaldtwistle sex offender jailed

Peter Barnes, 47, from Oswaldtwistle, has been jailed for a total of 44 sexual offences against five children and two women
Press Release Sexual offences North West

Former high school teacher jailed for child sexual offences against pupils

A former teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against two pupils at the school where she worked.
Press Release Sexual offences North West

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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.

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