A Code of Practice to be applied regarding Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA). DPAs involve companies reaching an agreement with a prosecutor, where the company is charged with a criminal offence ...

A one-year secondment at the Crown Prosecution Service if you're a solicitor or barrister who has left criminal law for a career break and wants to return. Application window has closed. Stephen ...

demonstrated hostility towards one of the five characteristics protected by the hate crime legislation, or was motivated by hostility towards one of these characteristics Offenders can receive longer ...

In October 2021, a woman reported she had been raped by serving Metropolitan Police Officer David Carrick. News of him being charged sparked a significant investigation which revealed Carrick's ...

There are 43 police forces across England and Wales. They are responsible for investigating crime, collecting evidence and arresting or detaining suspected offenders. For less serious offences the ...

Any crime can be prosecuted as a hate crime. If the offender has either demonstrated hostility or been motivated by hostility based on any of these five grounds - it's a hate crime. Someone can be a ...

Why the Crown Prosecution Service? We protect the public by prosecuting the right person for the right offence. We’re independent and we make our decisions fairly and objectively by following our Code ...

Videos explaining what hate crime is and how the CPS prosecutes it Our online hate crime guide: what it is and what we're doing about it Our new Easy Read guides for victims Our joint statement on ...

CPS Speak Out Champion, Sophie Cook, plays a vital role making sure our staff can raise issues in a confidential way. In this video, she reflects on her experience working at the CPS and how we can ...

Why the Crown Prosecution Service? We protect the public by prosecuting the right person for the right offence. We’re independent and we make our decisions fairly and objectively by following our Code ...

When a person dies in state custody, the police, or another investigative agency, will gather evidence to understand what happened. If the investigative team find evidence which suggests that a crime ...

You can train to become a solicitor or barrister to work as a prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service. To do this you need to complete an undergraduate law degree at university and then a Legal ...