Alison Saunders

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alison Saunders
Occupation	British Barrister
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1961(1961-02-14)
Age	63
Birthplace	Aberdeen
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Alison Saunders Biography

Alison Saunders is one of the most popular and richest British barrister who was born on February 14, 1961 in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Saunders was born 14 February 1961 in Aberdeen to Hugh Colin Brown (Madame Margaret Bennett Brown) She attended primary school at St Teilo’s Church of Wales High School in Cardiff and Brixton, London. Saunders went on to study at Runshaw College, Leyland, Lancashire. From 1979 to 1982, she studied law at the University of Leeds. She received a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) degree.

She was appointed the new Director for Public Prosecutions, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer. The appointment took effect on the 23rd of July 2013. She was the first to be appointed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and the second woman to do so.

In June 2015, Saunders was accused by journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer of a crusade to criminalise “drunken sexual encounters”. In December 2017, The Daily Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson called for Saunders to resign following the scandal of several high-profile rape cases falling apart or convictions being overturned due to police withholding key information regarding the innocence of the accused.

In 2015, a case was brought against Saunders in the High Court. The Plaintiff, Nikki Kenward, argued that Saunders had amended prosecution policy outside of the democratic process. Saunders released the alleged amendment in October,

2014. In it she suggested that the guidelines on assisted suicide prosecution be understood such that a doctor who is not the patient’s immediate care provider, should not be as likely to face prosecution as a doctor who is the patient’s immediate care provider. This prompted a backlash from anti-assisted suicide groups who argued that this was a substantial change, which would allow for businesses similar to Dignitas to operate in the UK. Saunders’ defence was that she had only clarified the existing guidelines. Nevertheless, Kenward was granted the judicial review against Saunders in April, 2015. It went to the High Court in November, 2015 where the case against Saunders was dismissed.

Saunders was made Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 New Year Honours, “for services to Law and Order especially following the 2011 London Riots”, and Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2020 New Year Honours, for services to criminal justice.

Alison Saunders Net Worth

Alison Saunders is one of the richest British Barrister from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alison Saunders 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dame Alison Margaret Saunders DCB, was born 14 February 1961. She is a British barrister. She was the first Crown Prosecution Service lawyer to be appointed and the second woman to do so. She was also the first to hold this office without being a Queen’s counsel. Her previous title was Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS London. Her term ended 31 October 2018.

After completing her pupillage, Saunders was a qualified barrister and began work for Lloyd’s of London. In 1986, she joined the newly established CPS. She joined the CPS policy section in 1991. In 1997, she was made Branch Crown Prosecutor in Wood Green and in 1999, Assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor in CPS London South. In 2001, she was appointed Chief Crown Prosecutor of Sussex. She oversaw the case against Roy Whiting who was convicted for the murder of Sarah Payne. She was Deputy Legal Advisor to The Attorney General from 2003 to 2005. After that, she was appointed head of prosecutions in the Organised Crime division at the CPS. From 2009 to 2013, she was Chief Crown Prosecutor at CPS London. She was also involved in the 2011-2012 retrial and subsequent conviction of Stephen Lawrence’s killers.

In 2014, Saunders announced the CPS would be seeking to fight against criminals hiding assets abroad and appointed a team of six specialist lawyers to work with legal authorities overseas to recover assets from countries including Spain and the United Arab Emirates.

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Who is Alison Saunders Dating?

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On 23 January 2018, however, Saunders was criticised by victims and survivors’ groups because her words could be taken to mean that silence equates to consent.

Facts & Trivia

Alison Ranked on the list of most popular British barrister. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alison Saunders celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

As of 2018, Saunders was paid a salary of between £210,000 and £214,999.