Questionnaire England/Wales

III.8 Who appoints the highest official in the prosecution service?

The Government – the current DPP (Ken MacDonald) was appointed by a panel comprising: the permanent secretary for the former Lord Chancellor's Department and clerk of the crown in Chancery, Sir Hayden Phillips; the permanent secretary for the Cabinet Office, Sir David Omand; and the lord justice of appeal, Sir Robin Auld; under the chairmanship of the first civil service commissioner, Lady Usha Prashar. However, it should be noted that the post is nationally advertised and is not an internal appointment.