The recruitment campaign to find the next Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP) has launched today, the Attorney General, Rt
Hon KC MP has announced.
The current DPP, Max Hill KC, will stand down on 31 October
this year at the end of his five-year term.
Announcing the recruitment campaign, Attorney General, Rt Hon
KC MP said:
Max Hill has provided the CPS with strong leadership throughout
his tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions. He has
successfully navigated the challenges brought by the Pandemic and
made significant progress in transforming the organisation’s
approach to prosecuting rape and serious sexual offences. The CPS
is also improving victim support in these complex cases.
I’d like to thank him for his service and have no doubt he will
be greatly missed by his CPS colleagues.
In recruiting the next DPP we will be looking for a similarly
accomplished candidate. The job requires excellent legal
judgement, the ability to lead a large organisation and the
capacity to work with others in improving the criminal justice
system as a whole.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employs around 7,000 people.
It prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the
police and other investigative organisations in England and
Wales, including the National Crime Agency and HMRC.
The job
advert includes further details and the deadline for
applications is Monday 12 June 2023 at 23:55pm.
