Stephen Parkinson (lawyer)

Stephen Parkinson
Stephen Parkinson
	Parkinson in 2024
Director of Public Prosecutions
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 1 November 2023

Last updated October 24, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Parkinson, Stephen Lindsay, (born 15 June 1957), freelance solicitor, since 2023; Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of Crown Prosecution Service, England and Wales, since 2023". Who's Who 2024 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
↑ "Financial Times - Stephen Parkinson appointed". Financial Times. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ "Stephen Parkinson named". Independent. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ "Former Kingsley Napley Chief appointed". Law Society Gazette. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ "Kingsley Napley Veteran Named". The Lawyer. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". Government of United Kingdom. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
1 2 3 "UCL - UCL Laws alumnus". University College London. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". GOV.UK. Attorney General's Office. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
1 2 "New Senior Partner and Retirement of Stephen Parkinson". Kingsley Napley. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
↑ "Law Society". Law Society. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
↑ Baker, Tom (22 January 2018). "Parkinson stays away from SFO director race to take senior partner role at Kingsley Napley". Legal Business. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
↑ "About CPS: Director of Public Prosecutions". www.cps.gov.uk. The Crown Prosecution Service. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
↑ Rigby, Ben (14 September 2023). "CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s". The Global Legal Post. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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Preceded by Sir Max Hill	Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) 2023 to present	Incumbent

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[WW_24-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Parkinson, Stephen Lindsay, (born 15 June 1957), freelance solicitor, since 2023; Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of Crown Prosecution Service, England and Wales, since 2023". Who's Who 2024 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[FT-2] "Financial Times - Stephen Parkinson appointed". Financial Times. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[Indy-3] "Stephen Parkinson named". Independent. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[Gazette-4] "Former Kingsley Napley Chief appointed". Law Society Gazette. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[Lawyer-5] "Kingsley Napley Veteran Named". The Lawyer. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[dpp-6] "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". Government of United Kingdom. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[UCL-7] 1 2 3 "UCL - UCL Laws alumnus". University College London. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[New_DPP-8] 1 2 3 4 5 "New Director of Public Prosecutions announced". GOV.UK. Attorney General's Office. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[knsp-9] 1 2 "New Senior Partner and Retirement of Stephen Parkinson". Kingsley Napley. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[Law_Society-10] "Law Society". Law Society. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[11] Baker, Tom (22 January 2018). "Parkinson stays away from SFO director race to take senior partner role at Kingsley Napley". Legal Business. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[About_CPS-12] "About CPS: Director of Public Prosecutions". www.cps.gov.uk. The Crown Prosecution Service. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[GLP-13] Rigby, Ben (14 September 2023). "CPS appoints first solicitor to Director of Public Prosecutions role since 1960s". The Global Legal Post. Retrieved 2 January 2024.