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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 ...
A White paper was released in 1983, becoming the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, which established the CPS under the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions, consisting of a merger of his old department with the police prosecution departments. It became operational on 1 October 1986.
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.
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 ...
On 31 January 2022, then prime minister Boris Johnson falsely blamed Starmer for the non-prosecution of Jimmy Savile when Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions. Starmer was DPP in the years immediately prior to Savile's death but there is no evidence he was involved in the decision to not have him prosecuted. [ 67 ]
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 .
Sir Max Benjamin Rowland Hill KCB KC (born 10 January 1964) [2] is a British barrister. He served as the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, succeeding Alison Saunders for a five-year term from 1 November 2018. [3]