The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised Dyfed Powys Police to charge a company owner after the deaths of paddleboarders. Owner and director of Salty Dog Co Ltd, Nerys Lloyd, is facing four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and one health and safety offense charge. This comes after four individuals died during a commercial paddleboarding river tour in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, which was organized by Lloyd's company. Lloyd will appear at Haverfordwest magistrates’ court on 3 December 2024.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised the prosecution of 11 individuals for criminal offences related to the provision of gambling services in Turkey between 2011–2018, following an investigation by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The charges include conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to bribe, fraudulent trading, cheating the public revenue, income tax evasion, acting as a company director while an undischarged bankrupt, and perverting the course of justice. Ten of the individuals are charged for offences committed during the specified period, while one individual faces charges related to the HMRC investigation. The CPS noted that its charging decisions are based on the evidence available at the time and do not imply guilt, which can only be determined by a court. The first hearing is scheduled for 6 October 2025 at Westminster magistrates’ court.

Law360, London: Prosecutors have dropped bribery charges against a Nigerian-born US oil entrepreneur accused of making illegal payments to a banker, admitting at a court hearing in London on 30 June 2025 to substantial errors in disclosing evidence.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has entered into its first ever deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Entain plc (formerly known as GVC Holdings plc), a global online sports betting and gaming business. The DPA was approved at Southwark Crown Court and relates to GVC’s failure to prevent bribery, which occurred predominantly in Turkey between 2011 and 2017, contrary to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. The CPS has reported that GVC disposed of its business in Turkey in December 2017. The CPS has noted that Entain plc has agreed to pay a financial penalty plus disgorgement of profits worth £585m, a charitable donation of £20m, and £10m in costs to the CPS and HM Revenue and Customs.

Law360, London: British prosecutors said on 15 October 2025 that they will set up a compensation programme for thousands of Chinese investors defrauded by a money launderer convicted in the UK as part of a scramble for £5.1bn in seized cryptocurrency.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has successfully prosecuted four defendants, in relation to an over £200m money laundering operation, at Leeds Cloth Hall Nightingale Crown Court. Gregory Frankel, Daniel Rawson, Haroon Rashid and Arjun Babber were found guilty of concealing, disguising, converting and transferring criminal property through Fowler Oldfield's business operations.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published a new National Operating Model for transforming how adult rape is prosecuted in England and Wales, by introducing a new standardised approach to handling these cases. The new model includes the offering of early advice to police in every rape or serious sexual assault case within 21 days, introducing dedicated victim liaison officers to reduce the potential for delayed communication and help improve the experience for victims, increasing the scrutiny of CPS and police decision-making, with further engagement with Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) and a bolstering of clinical supervision and bespoke training on suspect-centred approaches. All police forces and prosecutors in England and Wales have committed to implementing the new operating model from 10 July 2023.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published its business plan for 2026-2027, setting performance targets including 76% guilty pleas at first hearing in magistrates' courts and 75% of charging decisions completed within 28 days. The plan allocates £1.033 billion in funding and outlines four priorities: increasing capability, improving casework quality, reducing delays and increasing trust. Key initiatives include a 25% increase in Crown Advocates, enhanced processes for rape and serious sexual offences cases, and technology improvements including artificial intelligence trials.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published clearer guidance on building strong criminal case files in collaboration with police forces. A simplified version of the Director’s Charging Guidance (DG6), has been reduced from 66 pages to eight, improving accessibility for investigators. Feedback from the Joint Operational Improvement Board indicated that the original format was overly complex for straightforward cases. In response, a working group, including CPS, police forces and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, redrafted the guidance over several months. Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson and Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett welcomed the new guide, noting its potential to expedite justice by enhancing case file quality and preparation. The simplified guidance will be distributed to all 44 police forces in England and Wales, operating alongside the full DG6 document.

The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has published a report, written by former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick MP, former minister Neil O’Brien MP, and CPS Research Director Karl Williams, entitled ‘Taking back control’ which argues that recent immigration to the UK has placed pressure on housing, public services and infrastructure while failing to deliver on the economic benefits which its advocates have promised. The report sets out over 30 recommendations which the authors believe will reduce immigration.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published independent research commissioned from the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law examining how prosecutors in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand discontinue criminal prosecutions. The research explores how those jurisdictions balance prosecutorial discretion, judicial oversight, victims’ rights and protections for defendants. The research identified four key findings: (1) there is no single approach to discontinuance across jurisdictions; each system seeks to balance the interests of victims, defendants and the wider public, and, in the approaches examined, broader discontinuance powers are widely accepted as operating without issue; (2) broader discontinuance powers, which permit discontinuance at a later stage than is currently possible in England and Wales, operate in several comparable legal systems; (3) safeguards combining prosecutorial flexibility with procedural controls, judicial powers and mechanisms to prevent unfair prejudice are common across the jurisdictions and (4) reinstatement of proceedings following discontinuance, while permitted in some jurisdictions, is used sparingly and requires substantive justification, such as a finding on review that the original decision was wrong.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published its 'Serious and Economic Organised Crime Strategy 2030' and 'International Strategy 2030', outlining measures to strengthen the prosecution of serious organised and economic crime, enhance international cooperation and increase the recovery of criminal assets. The CPS says prosecutors will place greater emphasis on asset recovery and financial disruption from the outset of cases to prevent offenders from benefiting from criminal activity. The strategies also aim to strengthen prosecutors' capabilities, improve collaboration with law enforcement and international partners, and support the use of technology and artificial intelligence to manage increasingly complex and digitally enabled crime. The 'Serious and Economic Organised Crime Strategy 2030' adopts a broader approach to tackling crime, recognising growing links between fraud, cybercrime, organised crime, modern slavery, organised immigration crime, terrorism and hostile state activity. The 'International Strategy 2030' seeks to improve the handling of cases involving evidence, suspects, victims or assets located overseas by embedding international considerations across CPS casework and strengthening cooperation with foreign authorities.