Twenty-five criminal convictions linked to undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood are being re-examined, the CPS has said.
It follows the collapse of the case against pop singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos.
The CPS says it will now contact defendants or their representatives in 25 past cases in which Mr Mahmood has been involved. They will hand over "disclosure packs" with material that may undermine those convictions.
A CPS spokesperson said: "We are providing this information to defence representatives to allow them to consider whether there is any basis for their client's case to be referred to the Court of Appeal or to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC)."
Mr Mahmood, also known as 'The Fake Sheikh' because of an identity he assumed during several of his investigations, was suspended from The Sun On Sunday after the Contostavlos trial collapsed.
The judge in the trial said there were grounds for believing that Mr Mahmood had perjured himself.
Three live cases in which he was involved have also been dropped.
Details of the 25 historical cases that are being re-examined have not been released by the CPS, but Mr Mahmood was involved in the following cases which resulted in convictions...
:: Cricket spot-fixing. Mr Mahmood posed as an Indian businessman to expose certain members of Pakistan's cricket team taking bribes from a bookmaker.
:: John Alford drugs case. The London's Burning actor was convicted of supplying drugs to Mr Mahmood who was posing undercover.
:: Earl of Hardwicke drugs case. Joseph Yorke received a suspended two-year prison sentence for supplying cocaine after a 'Fake Sheikh' operation.
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