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Stephen Lindsay Parkinson (born 15 June 1957) is an English solicitor and former barrister, [1] who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) (DPP) and head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) since November 2023.
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson gave evidence to MPs on Tuesday. ... He said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has seen a “very significant rise” in outstanding caseload ...
The former defence lawyer, who has been at the helm of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for a year, told reporters the work was “particularly important” amid the delays, adding: “They are ...
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 created the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 1986, a dedicated, nationwide prosecution service under the control of the DPP, then Sir Thomas Hetherington QC. This involved the recruitment of 3,000 new staff, which despite difficulties the DPP succeeded in doing.
Merseyside's chief constable has said she was told by a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) official not to release factual information about the man they had arrested on suspicion of carrying out the ...
The Crown Prosecution Service ... Stephen Parkinson (November 2023 – present) Chief Executive Officer. Paul Staff (2018–2019) Rebecca Lawrence (2019–2023)
The DPP was responsible for the prosecution of only a small number of major cases until 1986 when responsibility for prosecutions was transferred to a new Crown Prosecution Service with the DPP as its head. The Director is appointed by the Attorney General for England and Wales. The current DPP, since November 2023, is Stephen Parkinson. [7]
“This matter was also investigated fully by the police and CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) between 2012-2015, at the conclusion of which it was found that there was no case to answer,” a ...