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CPS appoints new Director General from DVLA - The Crown …
Sep 3, 2024 · 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 Chief Operating Officer on Monday 25 November 2024.
Wagner Group supporter jailed for terrorist offences | The Crown ...
Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Piotr Kucharski claimed to be fighting for the Wagner Group as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and aggressively threatened people with a knife, acting upon his extremist views and the reputation of a terrorist organisation to cause fear in ...
CPS authorises charges following investigation into Gosport …
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, Hampshire, with offences including those of fraud, causing a public nuisance, and prevention of a lawful and decent burial of a dead body.
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.
CPS statement on Grenfell | The Crown Prosecution Service
Sep 4, 2024 · “We have been working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service throughout their investigation and will therefore be in a strong position to review the completed evidential file, which they anticipate will be passed to us in 2026.
Skegness man jailed for life for murder of partner who died two …
02 December 2024 | News, Violent crime A man formerly from Skegness has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner, two years after he set her on fire in the home they shared. Leigh Pateman, 47, doused his partner Ellen Marshall in petrol and set light to her.
New measures unveiled to improve service to victims of crime
Dec 5, 2024 · NEW measures to help keep victims of crime engaged in the justice process against the backdrop of delays have been unveiled by the Crown Prosecution Service. The package, set out by Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has a strong focus on victims of rape and serious sexual offences to recognise the devastating impact these ...
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 …