Who, appointed in 2008, is the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales?
Murder of Lynette White further evidence and will invite my Lord to direct the jury to return not guilty verdicts." The decision not to offer evidence was made at the highest level, by Keir Starmer, at the time the Director of Public Prosecutions, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service and the most senior public prosecutor in England and Wales. The trial collapsed and South Wales Police immediately announced referral to the IPCC for further investigation. Starmer said: "Prosecutions will stand or fall on the quality of disclosure, and failings can leave the court with no choice but to acquit defendants who have a case
Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the third most senior public prosecutor in England and Wales (after the Attorney General and Solicitor General). The DPP is the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), with personal responsibility for its 7,000 staff and approximately 800,000 prosecutions undertaken by it every year. The holder of the role is appointed by the Attorney General on the recommendation of a panel that includes the First Civil Service Commissioner. First created in 1879, the office was merged with that of the Treasury Solicitor five years later, before