HMCPSI has today [22 October 2020] published a follow up report into the standard of our letters to victims under the Victim Communication Liaison Scheme.

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the Criminal Justice System (CJS). For context, ‘lockdown’ measures were announced in the Prime Minister’s 23 March statement on COVID-19, priority courts were put in place from 30 March, the CPS issued its Interim Charging Protocol on 1 April, and guidance on the application of the Public Interest test was issued on 14 April to manage demand on the CJS, requiring prosecutors to consider the impact of the pandemic when deciding whether charges are in the public interest.

Welcome to the hate crime newsletter The National Hate Crime Awareness Week team is to be congratulated for ensuring the event takes place again this year starting on October 10th. The event provides a much-needed opportunity to celebrate the positive, join with upstanders and commit to continuing our joint efforts to tackle hate crime, for all our futures.

Max Hill QC Director of Public Prosecutions Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP Attorney General 2 October 2020 Dear Attorney, Sections 71 to 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 I write further to my letter of 3 October 2019 to your predecessor, which related to the…

HMCPSI has today (29 September 2020) published a report into the work of the CPS in relation to the quality and timeliness of charging decisions.

Dyma ein strategaeth ar dreisio a throseddau rhyw difrifol (RASSO) ar gyfer y pum mlynedd nesaf.

Introduction and scope of this document: This document sets out recommended working practices between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the National Police Lead for football on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the Football Association (FA), and the Football Association of Wales (FAW).

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are committed to keeping football safe and inclusive to play and watch.

This is our strategy on rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO ) for the next five years.

IntroductionOverall pre-charge and prosecutionsHate crimeDomestic AbuseRapeUnderstanding CPS data definitions and caveatsData spreadsheetsIntroductionThe CPS transitioned from annual to quarterly reports from Q2 2019/20. In this release, in order to describe longer term trends, comparisons…