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Starmer stepped down as Director of Public Prosecutions in November 2013, and was succeeded by Alison Saunders. [43] [44] Awarded several honorary degrees between 2011 to 2014, Starmer was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2014 New Year Honours for "services to law and criminal justice". [45] [46]
The British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, practised law before his political career began in 2015. Since becoming a barrister in 1987, he mostly dealt with criminal defence work on human rights matters. In 2008, he became Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), holding these positions until 2013.
Sir Keir Starmer has responded to attacks from US ... “rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice” during Sir Keir’s time as director of public prosecutions.
"Mr. Starmer has striven to improve the treatment of victims of sexual assault within the criminal justice system throughout his term as Director of Public Prosecution," a 2013 report from the ...
The Director of Public Prosecutions ... Keir Starmer (2008–2013) Alison Saunders (2013–2018) Max Hill (2018–2023) Stephen Parkinson (2023–present) References
Those calling for the change include former director of public prosecutions Lord Macdonald, Southport MP Patrick Hurley, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and the victims’ families.
Keir Starmer was director of public prosecutions from 2008 to 2013 (Lewis Whyld/PA) ... involved in were the charging of cabinet minister Chris Huhne for seeking to evade speeding points and the ...
Following an announcement by the Attorney General in April 2009, on 1 January 2010 the RCPO was merged with the Crown Prosecution Service, forming a new Revenue and Customs Division within the CPS, with the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Keir Starmer, additionally being appointed to the statutory position of Director of Revenue and ...