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UK Julian Assange Extradition Case Concludes | The Crown …
Jun 25, 2024 · By an agreement reached between the US Justice Department and Julian Assange, Mr Assange left the UK yesterday, following arrangements facilitated by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Prosecutors authorise sex offence charges against former police …
07 October 2024 | News, Sexual offences. Lisa Ramsarran, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Thames and Chiltern, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge David Carrick with …
‘Coronavirus coughs’ at key workers will be charged as assault, …
Mar 26, 2020 · Anyone using coronavirus to threaten emergency and essential workers faces serious criminal charges, the Director of Public Prosecutions warns today. The CPS intervention comes after reports in recent days of police, shop workers and vulnerable groups being deliberately coughed at by people claiming to have the disease.
CPS appoints new Director General from DVLA - The Crown …
Sep 3, 2024 · CPS appoints new Director General from DVLA. 03 September 2024 | News. A new Director General will take up post at the Crown Prosecution Service this Autumn, the organisation has announced. Julie Lennard, who has been Chief Executive Officer at the DVLA since 2018, has been appointed and is expected to take up her role as Director General and ...
Student convicted of killing newborn baby - The Crown …
Apr 18, 2002 · A young mother, who killed her newborn baby by placing her in a cereal box shortly after birth and concealing the box in a suitcase, has been convicted of murder. Jia Xin Teo, 22, of Raglan Street, Coventry was convicted today (24 October 2024) at Warwick Crown Court of one count of murder.
CPS statement on Grenfell | The Crown Prosecution Service
Sep 4, 2024 · CPS statement on Grenfell. 04 September 2024 | News. Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Our thoughts remain with the bereaved families and the survivors at what must be an extremely difficult time.
Prosecution statistics published for 2020-21 | The Crown …
Jul 22, 2021 · Prosecution statistics published for 2020-21. Prosecution data covering the first full year of the coronavirus pandemic has been published by the CPS today. The statistics, which run from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, show the CPS caseload is 50 per cent higher than its pre-pandemic levels at 165,157 - although this has reduced from its peak ...