Max Hill

Max Hill KC    (barrister)
Born	1964
Alma mater	St Peter's College (Oxford)
Director of Public Prosecutions  In office 1 November 2018 - Present Preceded by Alison Saunders

Max Benjamin Rowland Hill KC is the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, succeeding Alison Saunders as from 1 November 2018. Previously, Max Hill was the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in the United Kingdom, replacing David Anderson in 2017.

Background

Max Hill was born in Hertfordshire in 1964. He attended state primary schools and, following a family move to Northumberland, the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He won a Scholarship to study Law at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from 1983-6. He qualified as a barrister in 1987 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2008.

Increasing fees for prosecutors

On 4 February 2023, Max Hill tweeted:

As I have just confirmed with @thebarcouncil, we have secured necessary additional funding from @hmtreasury allowing us to press ahead with increases in prosecution fees to restore parity with defence fees. @TheCriminalBar @CPSUK

Opposed by Lawyers for Nature

Barrister Paul Powlesland of Lawyers for Nature tweeted:

On my way in to the Bar Council meeting this morning, I overheard someone talking about increasing fees for prosecutors. I said we don't want more prosecutors if they will be used to oppress peaceful climate activists. Just found out the person I was talking to was the DPP!

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References

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