Publications & resources

Hate crime report 2017-2018

This is the tenth Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) hate crime report, and brings together information on CPS performance in prosecuting racist and religious hate crime, homophobic and transphobic crime, crimes against the older person and disability hate crime.

CPS response to Joint HMCPSI and HMICFRS inspection report: Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime

Inspectors from HM CPS Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services analysed the handling of disability hate crime cases by the police and CPS. This is the CPS response to the report.

CPS case outcomes by principal offence category March 2018

National Summary Area reports

CPS case outcomes by principal offence category February 2018

National Summary Area reports

CPS case outcomes by principal offence category January 2018

National Summary Area reports

Obscene Publications - for consultation

This Legal Guidance identifies potential offences for prosecutors to consider when dealing with “obscene publications”, before focusing on the Obscene Publications Act 1959 itself. It provides guidance on the provisions in general and in particular how prosecutors should approach the question of “obscenity”.

Joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan – June update

In January 2018 the CPS, National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing released the Joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan. The plan sets out the actions that we are taking, and will take, to improve how the criminal justice system deals with disclosure.

Non-consolidated performance-related pay data

The data below shows the non-consolidated Performance Related Payments (PRP) made to employees for the performance year 2010-11 to date. This data is published in accordance with the Government's commitment to open up Government-held data to the public.

The Code for Crown Prosecutors 2018 - for consultation

Please note: this is a consultation document. Prosecutors should apply the current Code 2013, seventh edition.

CPS Annual Report 2017-2018