{"value":{"id":947189,"memberId":4538,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Advocate General for Scotland","uin":"HLWS884","dateMade":"2018-07-24T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":88,"answeringBodyName":"Attorney General","title":"Law Officers’ Department update","text":"<p>My Rt honourable friend, the Attorney General, has today made the following statement:</p><p>“I am today announcing the appointment of Max Hill QC as the next Director of Public Prosecutions.</p><p>Under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, it is my duty to appoint a person to be the Director of Public Prosecutions, who shall discharge their functions under my superintendence. The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have been notified of this appointment.</p><p>This appointment was conducted in line with Civil Service guidance and the process was overseen by the First Civil Service Commissioner.”</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":947192,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/947189","method":"GET"}]}