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As a result, the Prosecution of Offences Act 1879 was passed, which created a Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to advise the police and personally act in cases of importance; an elaboration on the 1856 Act. [4] The first appointee was Sir John Maule QC, who took up his post in 1880. Maule was a quiet, reserved and cautious man, who ...
The origins of the WBPS trace back to the British-era Bengal Police, which was established in 1861 under the provisions of the Indian Police Act, 1861. [2] After India’s independence, the police service in West Bengal was reorganized, and the WBPS was formally constituted in 1952 to serve as the backbone of the state police administration.
Official portrait as Director of Public Prosecutions, 2009. In July 2008, Patricia Scotland, Attorney General for England and Wales, named Starmer as the new Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He succeeded Ken Macdonald, who publicly welcomed Starmer's appointment, on 1 November 2008.
Pages in category "Directors of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In September 2023, it was announced that he would be the next Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service. [8] He took up the post on 1 November 2023, succeeding Sir Max Hill. [12] He is the first solicitor to be the DPP since the 1960s, and the first to head the CPS. [13] [needs update]
The Director of Public Prosecutions (Chinese: 刑事檢控專員) of Hong Kong heads the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice, which is responsible for prosecuting trials and appeals on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, providing legal advice to law enforcement agencies on investigations, acting on behalf of the Secretary for Justice in the institution of ...
The Public Service Commission, West Bengal (WBPSC) is a government agency of the Indian state of West Bengal, responsible for the recruitment of candidates for various state government jobs, including the West Bengal Civil Service, through competitive examinations.
After a successful career as a prosecution counsel, he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 1987. In this role he was responsible for the majority of criminal prosecutions in England, and in his term of office he had to deal with the appeals against conviction of the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six .