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DPP Speech to the Bar Council, 24 April 2021
I’m always grateful to be given the opportunity to address you, and after the last year – the likes of which we have never experienced before – I am particularly pleased to be able to come to thank you for all you have done, and to look ahead together.
| Speech , CPS NewsProsecuting in the public interest: independence without isolation - Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions
Crown Prosecution Service in an extraordinary 2020 and beyond, and how it intersects with the Service’s other values and responsibilities. Drawing on the experiences of the past six months, he considers what it means to remain independent while also being collaborative, responsive and adaptable in a changing world - and the importance of each of these qualities in maintaining public confidence in the criminal justice system.
| Article , CPS NewsDPP Speech to the Bar Council – 14 July 2020
Introduction Hello and thank you for having me. Firstly I’d like to offer my apologies that I am not able to attend every meeting of the Bar Council, but rest assured I do appreciate the Bar Council and our CPS representatives attend keep me updated.
| Speech , CPS NewsFiyaz Mugal of TellMAMA on building trust through tackling hate crime
Fiyaz Mugal, co-chair of the CPS Community Accountability Forum and founder of TellMAMA, talks about building trust and confidence in communities through tackling hate crime
| Article , Hate crime , CPS NewsHoward League for Penal Reform: Parmoor Lecture
Thank you for inviting me this evening, I am honoured to follow a long line of distinguished speakers, several of them friends of mine, and all of us admirers of the Howard League.
| Speech , CPS NewsTackling Global Crime Together - Speech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the International Association of Prosecutors, September 2019
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is a hugely important organisation for prosecutors, with an unparalleled global reach. I am therefore privileged to have been asked to deliver the keynote speech at this conference. This is my first annual IAP conference as chief prosecutor of my country, and so I am very pleased to be here and to have the opportunity to build relationships that will last over time.
| Speech , International and organised crime , CPS NewsSpeech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the Policing and Security All-Party Parliamentary Group, 15 July 2019
Good evening and thank you for inviting me here today. It is my first APPG as DPP, although not my first engagement with parliamentarians. I have been pleased to be able to give evidence at three committees so far, and have met with a number of your colleagues.
| Speech , CPS NewsSpeech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the Bar Council in Cardiff, 6 July 2019
Bore Da. It’s a pleasure to be here in Cardiff for the first Saturday morning meeting outside of London. As you know, the CPS maintains a comprehensive presence here in Wales, with our offices in Cardiff, Swansea and Mold. I spent Monday and Tuesday of last week here in Cardiff, with all of our teams.
| Speech , CPS NewsEmerging Areas of Child Abuse and Exploitation
Speech by Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, to the Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference in Uganda, 15-17 April 2019
| Speech , Sexual offences, Youth crime, International and organised crime, Violent crime , CPS NewsHow cases are prosecuted in the CPS: From charge to conviction - a case study
The CPS prosecuted 533,161 cases last year. Here, see how we prosecuted a man for murder from the first phone call through to conviction.
| Article , CPS News#HateCrimeMatters
Our social media campaign #HateCrimeMatters explains what hate crime is, and what can be done about it.
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