Dpp

Dpp in United Kingdom

Definition of Dpp

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dpp : (Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP)

The head of the *Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), who must be a lawyer of at least ten years’ general qualification. The DPP is appointed by the *Attorney General and discharges his functions under the superintendence of the Attorney General. The DPP, through the CPS, is responsible for the conduct of all criminal prosecutions instituted by the police and he may intervene in any criminal proceedings when it appears to him to be appropriate. Some statutes require the consent of the DPP to prosecution.


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