Lead HQ responsibility for key initiatives
The Crown Prosecution Service has delegated responsibility to key individuals in order to ensure that we comply with our duties under the Freedom of Information Act. This list identifies the people and their areas of responsibility.
Roger Daw, Director of Policy
- Attrition and persistent offenders
- Robbery/street crime initiative
- Developments arising from LJ Auld’s review of criminal courts
- Victims and Witnesses
- Proceeds of Crime
- International dimension
- Higher Court Advocates and Associate Prosecutors
Alison Saunders, Director of Organised Crime Division
- National Crime Squad advice/prosecutions
- Area/Casework interchange programme
Sue Hemming, Head of Counter Terrorism Division
- National Crime Squad advice/prosecutions
- Area/Casework interchange programme
Simon Clements, Head of Special Crime Division
- National Crime Squad advice/prosecutions
- Area/Casework interchange programme
John Graham, Director of Finance
- Implementation of criminal justice units/trials
- Joint CPS/police performance management
- Joint CPS/courts performance management
- Resources and performance
David Jones, Chief Information Officer
- Modernising through improved IT
- Delivering Compass
Ros McCool, Director of Human Resources
- Recruitment, including the legal trainee scheme
- Development of leadership, management and professional skills
- Investors in People corporate accreditation
- Pay and reward
- Staff survey
Mike Kennedy, Chief Operating Officer
- Monitoring and supporting performance and delivery of PSA targets
- Co-ordinating changes that impact on Areas, particularly Charging
- Providing a corporate owner for improving the prosecution process and its automation
- Communicating change across the CPS
Pam Teare, Head of Strategic Communications
- Media and public relations
- Publicity
- E-communications
Seamus Taylor, Director of Equality & Diversity
- Community engagement
- Race Equality Scheme covering both employment and service delivery