Crown Prosecution Service

⚖️ Tiamo Zanaj (left), 33, and Stephen Lloyd-Jones, 56, were jailed for more than 20 years each after prosecutors worked with police partners to successfully smash a multi-million pound drug smuggling chain. The pair used a modified ship, Well Plumbed, to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine across the English Channel and into the country. Paul Goddard, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “We will continue to work tirelessly to interrupt any and all activity by organised criminal gangs and ensure they face the consequences of their actions.” Read more ➡

Have you seen our new ‘Easy Read’ online guides for victims of crime and victims of rape and serious sexual offences? We’ve worked with Easy Read Online to make sure no victim is left in the dark about the criminal justice process. Find out more on our website ➡️ https://orlo.uk/1stvT

You can now apply for our casework assistant vacancies to join the Crown Prosecution Service in England or Wales. We're looking for individuals who are extremely organised with excellent time management skills, and who want to make a difference. Find out more and apply by 30 September ➡️ https://orlo.uk/KGFdt

⚖️ Did you know we can prosecute without directly involving victims? Evidence led prosecutions can involve use of: 🎥 attending officers' statements or body worn footage 👩⚕️ injuries or medical evidence 📱 mobile and digital evidence ✍🏼 witness statements 🏡 house to house enquiries 🕵🏼 expert evidence 📹 CCTV footage Read more about how a criminal case works on our website ➡️ https://orlo.uk/JgUY7

Julie Lennard has been appointed as the new Crown Prosecution Service Director General and Chief Operating Officer. Julie has been Chief Executive Officer at the DVLA since 2018 and will be responsible for overseeing transformation and improvement within the CPS. She will take up the role from 25 November. Read more here ➡️ https://orlo.uk/cCRGP

We're hiring a head of contract management to join our finance team in the Crown Prosecution Service. You can be based in any of our office locations across England and Wales with a salary of £54,200 and above - depending on your location. You have the opportunity to make a real contribution to our commercial strategy now and in the future. If you have experience of implementing contract management effectively, find out more today and apply ⬇

Honoured to have been one of the keynote speakers again at this year’s 41st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime at Jesus College. Very glad to be able to share my CPS experience of our Asset Recovery (criminal and civil), as well as our plea negotiations in complex fraud in the last year, and details of our first Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Some wonderful presentations from world experts. I hope the rest of the week is as successful.

Applications are open for our Advocate Panel. Do you want to upgrade your level or apply to join the Crown Prosecution Service Advocate Panel? You can apply for all panels, including specialist panels until 30 September 2024 through the Advocate Panels Application Portal. Take a look at the supporting resources on our website including Tips for drafting a good application. Get in touch if you have any queries at [email protected]. Apply through the Advocate Panels Application Portal 👇 https://orlo.uk/dVsM4

A BMW driver who lost control of the vehicle due to high speed and poor road conditions, killing a man waiting in a layby, has been given a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment and a 5 years and 6 months' driving disqualification today at Cardiff Crown Court for causing death by dangerous driving. Ricky Perkins, 32, was driving on the A4063 Aberkenfig bypass just before 6am on 20 January 2021 when he aquaplaned whilst travelling at high speed. Millie Davies from the CPS said: “The CPS used data from the airbag along with eyewitness accounts to show that the defendant was driving too fast. “The combination of speed and poor weather conditions resulted in Perkins losing control of the vehicle, which had tragic consequences. “No one can undo the events of that morning, and although the case is now concluded, our thoughts will remain with Byron’s family and friends.” Read how we worked alongside South Wales Police to bring Ricky Perkins to justice ➡️ https://orlo.uk/KKzUr

Lucy Connolly, 41, from Northampton has admitted inciting racial hatred with a social media post calling for hotels housing migrants be set fire to following the Southport killings. She will be sentenced on 17 October at Birmingham Crown Court. “It is not an offence to have strong or differing political views, but it is an offence to incite racial hatred.” - Frank Ferguson, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit. Read how we worked alongside Northamptonshire Police to prosecute this case ➡️ https://orlo.uk/O8cWO