The Crown Prosecution Service
Your local CPS. The CPS operates across England and Wales, with 14 regional teams prosecuting cases locally. Each of these 14 CPS Areas is headed by a Chief Crown Prosecutor, and works closely with local police forces and other criminal justice partners.
About CPS - The Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. The CPS is independent, and we make our decisions independently of the police …
The CPS: How we make our decisions
This means asking whether a court is more likely than not to find the defendant guilty when it's heard all the evidence. To answer this question the prosecutor must consider whether the evidence is reliable, credible and whether there is anything that might undermine the case against the defendant.. This test is different to the test the court applies at trial.
The CPS Areas, CPSD, CPS Central Casework Divisions and CPS …
The CPS operates across England and Wales, with 14 regional teams prosecuting cases locally. Each of these 14 CPS Areas is headed by a Chief Crown Prosecutor, and works closely with local police forces and other criminal justice partners.
How a criminal case works | The Crown Prosecution Service
Less serious offences such as motoring offences or public order offences can usually only be tried in the magistrates’ court. These are called ‘summary only’ offences. The most serious offences such as rape or murder can only be tried in the Crown Court.
CPS data summary Quarter 2 2024-2025 - The Crown Prosecution …
2025年1月16日 · Referrals from the police: The volume of referrals recorded reduced this quarter, decreasing by 1.5% from 56,423 in Q1 24/25 to 55,555 in Q2 24/25.
Money launderers ordered to pay back over £23m in a high value ...
2025年1月17日 · Notes to editors. Andrew Kerrigan is the Specialist Prosecutor for the CPS Proceeds of Crime Division within Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate ; Stephen William Boys (Dob: 12/07/1968) found guilty to two counts of Money Laundering and sentenced to six years imprisonment and must pay a Confiscation Order of £11,670,329.30 from a Criminal Benefit of £12,437,425.70 ...
CPS data summary Quarter 1 2024-2025 - The Crown Prosecution …
2024年10月17日 · Referrals from the police. The volume of referrals recorded has remained largely static, increasing by 0.7% from 56,050 in Q4 23/24 to 56,423 in Q1 24/25.
CPS News Centre - The Crown Prosecution Service
Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches. To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal ...
Easy Read Victims' Guides | The Crown Prosecution Service
Our guides for victims will tell you about the CPS. They will also tell you what will happen if you tell the police that you have been the victim of a crime. There is one guide for victims of any crime, and one guide for victims of rape or serious sexual assault. These are Easy Read versions of …