Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, said: “It is widely acknowledged that racial disproportionality exists in our criminal justice system, but acknowledgment must not be taken as ...

At the heart of this will be a change to the Code for Crown Prosecutors - the guidance by which prosecutors make their decisions – which will be designed to eliminate racial bias in decision-making.

A man who was dealing drugs on the streets of Newport has been sentenced for murder after he stabbed another man in the chest. David Sisman, 21, admitted in Court that he was dealing drugs on 14 May ...

Bethan David, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “As a serving soldier of the British Army Daniel Khalife was employed and entrusted to uphold and protect the national security of this country.

A mother who hid her new baby in a drawer in her bed for three years and fed her through a syringe has been jailed. The woman ...

A company director has been jailed for his key role in a £3 million money laundering operation. Ranbir Singh, 46, pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering and has been sentenced to six years ...

On 7 June 2024, the 29-year-old defendant from Nuneaton, directed homophobic abuse towards a member of door staff at a licenced premise he was refused entry to. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at ...

Luke Unsworth, Senior Crown Prosecutor at CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said: “Kevin Biji was just 16 years old when he armed himself ...

Christopher Bell, 45, of De La Pole Avenue, Hull, pleaded guilty to one count of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control resulting in death. The charge relates to an attack that occurred ...

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Counter Terrorism Policing South East to charge eight people over their alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary with associated criminal damage and ...

Tim Cole, Acting Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor with CPS Wessex, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Hampshire Constabulary to charge Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell, of Gosport, ...

A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been convicted. Ian Charles Silvester, 60, has been found guilty of 79 offences following a trial at Lewes ...