Anthony Rogers has been named as the preferred candidate to be
the next Chief Inspector of His Majesty's Crown Prosecution
Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI).
The Attorney General KC has today announced that
Anthony Rogers is the government's preferred candidate for the
role of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of HMCPSI.
Anthony Rogers has been selected following a fair and open
assessment process conducted in accordance with the Governance
Code on Public Appointments.
As part of the next stage in the recruitment process, Anthony
Rogers will appear before the Justice Select Committee on 28
January 2025 for a pre-appointment hearing.
Role of Chief Inspector of HMCPSI
His Majesty's Chief Inspector of HMCPSI is appointed by the
Attorney General. This is a public appointment for a fixed term
and the Chief Inspector acts independently of the Attorney
General and of government.
HMCPSI has a statutory duty to inspect the Crown Prosecution
Service and the Serious Fraud Office and report to the Law
Officers, who superintends both those organisations. HMCPSI's
reports play an important role in effective superintendence of
CPS and SFO, as well as improving the performance of the
organisations HMCPSI inspects, strengthening the criminal justice
system, and increasing public trust. HMCPSI is also able to
inspect other organisations if invited to do so.
The operational relationship between the Attorney General and the
Chief Inspector is set out in a protocol agreed between the Law
Officers and the Chief Inspector.
Anthony Rogers Biography
Since February 2024, Anthony Rogers has been Interim HM Chief
Inspector of HMCPSI, following the departure of the previous
Chief Inspector. He was Deputy Chief Inspector of HMCPSI between
April 2018 and February 2024, during which period he was seconded
for six months to the Independent Review of the SFO's handling of
the Unaoil Case, giving evidence to the Justice Select Committee.
While interim Chief Inspector, Anthony has overseen the
publication of four inspection reports, including the review into
CPS's actions in the Valdo Calocane case and an inspection by
invitation of the Services Prosecuting Authority.
October 2025 will see HMCPSI mark its 25th anniversary and
Anthony has set an ambitious programme of inspections for 2025,
including follow-up inspections of the CPS Areas, an inspection
on handling of rape cases in the CPS, and an inspection by
invitation of the Health and Safety Executive.
Anthony Rogers has extensive Civil Service experience going back
to 1989. He has worked in a number of different government
departments and between 2013 and 2016 worked for the Crown
Prosecution Service including as an Area Business Manager,
jointly responsible for the senior leadership of the Crown
Prosecution Service London and Head of Profession for operational
delivery; and Head of Compliance, Assurance and Support,
responsible for the development, design and implementation of a
new Crown Prosecution Service national strategy.
He has extensive experience outside the Civil Service as a
management consultant and non-executive director. Anthony Rogers
was previously a non-executive director of the Yorkshire Sport
Foundation and former chair of trustees of SportsAid Yorkshire
and Humberside.
