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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.
Mr Parkinson, who has been in post as head of the CPS for a year, said: “Our figure for the crown court backlog is a caseload of 82,000 and that is 85% above pre-Covid. So a very, very ...
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 ...
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson insisted there had not been any national orders not to reveal more details about Rudakubana. ... that the Crown Prosecution Service locally were ...
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.
The Crown Prosecution Service ... the senior management team sets policies and handles corporate matters such as finance and communications. ... Stephen Parkinson ...
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]
Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said some families viewed taking part in the disorder as a leisure activity. Boy caught in riots not prosecuted after stern telling-off from ...