DPP to step down in the autumn

Max Hill KC tells staff he is not seeking a new contract

Max Hill KC is to step down as director of public prosecutions at the end of October when his five-year appointment as head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) comes to an end. He could have asked for a further term but he told CPS staff yesterday that he would not be doing so. The vacancy will be advertised in due course.

Max Hill KC (photograph by N…