An abuser who suggested it was a ‘playfight’ that broke his partner’s neck, leaving her paralysed and in need of round the ...

In addition to giving a witness statement you can, if you want to, give a victim's personal statement. This allows you to include anything you have not said in your witness statement and could include ...

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 ...

This document summarises the position when you are faced with an intruder in your home, and provides a brief overview of how the police and CPS will deal with any such events.

When a crime is reported, the police (or another investigative body) will investigate the crime. Once they've completed their investigation and are ready to refer the case to the CPS, they will send ...

The CPS and police have published the first ever joint honour-based violence and forced marriage protocol outlining their commitment to the successful investigation and prosecution of these crimes.

Between August 2020 and February 2023, a group of six Bulgarians used sophisticated methods to gather information about individuals and locations that were of interest to the Russian state. Led by ...

The Graduated Fee Scheme E - Manual of Guidance and accompanying annexes are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs ...

The world is changing at a fast pace and so is the CPS. Investing in digital capability helps us adapt to the rapidly changing nature of crime and improve the way justice is done. Our teams create and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Anthony Walker Foundation was established in 2006 after the racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker in Huyton, just outside of Liverpool. Anthony’s family and friends did not want his murder ...