Editing Crown Prosecution Service (section)

===Structure===
Headquartered in London and York, the senior management team sets policies and handles corporate matters such as finance and communications. The Director of Public Prosecutions is assisted by the CPS Chief Executive in running the organisation.

====CPS Areas====
Most of its casework is dealt with by the fourteen CPS Areas, which are responsible for conducting prosecutions in specific parts of England and Wales; each area is led by a Chief Crown Prosecutor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The CPS Areas, CPS Direct, CPS Central Casework Divisions and CPS Proceeds of Crime {{!}} The Crown Prosecution Service|url=https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps-areas-cps-direct-cps-central-casework-divisions-and-cps-proceeds-crime|website=www.cps.gov.uk|access-date=2023-09-13}}</ref> 

The areas are composed of [[List of police forces of the United Kingdom|police force areas]], except in London where the Metropolitan Police are split across two areas. They are:
* Cymru/Wales ([[Dyfed–Powys Police|Dyfed Powys]], [[Gwent Police|Gwent]], [[North Wales Police|North Wales]], [[South Wales Police|South Wales]])
* East Midlands ([[Derbyshire Constabulary|Derbyshire]], [[Leicestershire Police|Leicestershire]], [[Lincolnshire Police|Lincolnshire]], [[Northamptonshire Police|Northamptonshire]], [[Nottinghamshire Police|Nottinghamshire]])
* Eastern ([[Cambridgeshire Constabulary|Cambridgeshire]], [[Essex Police|Essex]], [[Norfolk Constabulary|Norfolk]], [[Suffolk Constabulary|Suffolk]])
* London North ([[Metropolitan Police|Metropolitan]])
* London South ([[City of London Police|City of London]], Metropolitan)
* Mersey Cheshire ([[Cheshire Constabulary|Cheshire]], [[Merseyside Police|Merseyside]])
* North East ([[Cleveland Police|Cleveland]], [[Durham Constabulary|Durham]], [[Northumbria Police|Northumbria]])
* North West ([[Cumbria Constabulary|Cumbria]], [[Greater Manchester Police|Greater Manchester]], [[Lancashire Constabulary|Lancashire]])
* South East ([[Kent Police|Kent]], [[Surrey Police|Surrey]], [[Sussex Police|Sussex]])
* South West ([[Avon and Somerset Police|Avon and Somerset]], [[Devon and Cornwall Police|Devon and Cornwall]], [[Gloucestershire Constabulary|Gloucestershire]])
* Thames and Chiltern ([[Bedfordshire Police|Bedfordshire]], [[Hertfordshire Constabulary|Hertfordshire]], [[Thames Valley Police|Thames Valley]])
* Wessex ([[Dorset Police|Dorset]], [[Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary|Hampshire & Isle of Wight]], [[Wiltshire Police|Wiltshire]])
* West Midlands ([[Staffordshire Police|Staffordshire]], [[Warwickshire Police|Warwickshire]], [[West Mercia Police|West Mercia]], [[West Midlands Police|West Midlands]] and [[British Transport Police]]{{efn|The British Transport Police (BTP) covers the whole of Great Britain, this area deals with BTP prosecutions throughout England and Wales.}})
* Yorkshire and the Humber ([[West Yorkshire Police|West Yorkshire]], [[North Yorkshire Police|North Yorkshire]], [[South Yorkshire Police|South Yorkshire]], [[Humberside Police|Humberside]])

Before a review, these numbered 42 to mirror the police forces (save that CPS London dealt with both of London's territorial police forces).

====CPS Direct====
CPS Direct provides charging advice/authorisation by phone and electronically to police forces at all hours.<ref name=":0" /> Prosecutors assigned to CPS Direct are remote workers in order to provide support outside of normal business hours.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Great Britain: Attorney General's Office|author2=Great Britain, H.M. Treasury |title=The Law Officers' departments departmental report 2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEcqamqGR8EC&pg=PA1996|date=22 May 2007 |publisher=The Stationery Office|isbn=978-0-10-171142-5}}</ref> Most charging decisions by the CPS are now made by CPS Direct, which then passes the prosecution to the appropriate CPS Area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charging and CPS Direct {{!}} The Crown Prosecution Service |url=https://www.cps.gov.uk/basic-page/charging-and-cps-direct |website=www.cps.gov.uk |access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>

====Casework Divisions====
The Casework Divisions deal with prosecutions requiring specialist knowledge and experience:<ref name=":0" />

* Special Crime and Counter-Terrorism Division – Appeals, counter-terrorism, and special crime, which includes deaths in custody, public corruption, and medical manslaughter. The division is also responsible for the Victims Right to Review Scheme.
* Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate - This consists of the former Proceeds of Crime Unit, Specialist Fraud, and International Justice and Organised Crime Divisions