Alison Saunders, CB (born 14 February 1961) is a British barrister and the Director of Public Prosecutions. She is the first lawyer from within the Crown Prosecution Service and the second woman to hold the appointment. She is also the first holder of this office not to be a Queen's Counsel. She was previously the Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London.Saunders was born on 14 February 1961 in Aberdeen, Scotland. She attended primary school in Brixton, London. She read law at the University of Leeds from 1979 to 1982. She graduated Bachelor of Laws (LLB hons). Wikipedia