A statement from HM Attorney General Mr John Quinn QC:
'It is with regret that I announce that Mr Richard Butters, as Director of Prosecutions, is leaving Chambers to pursue his career elsewhere.
'Mr Butters took on the role of Director of Prosecutions in January 2016 and has since led the Prosecutions Team of lawyers in the Attorney General’s Chambers.
'Mr Butters leaves for personal reasons to return to his family home to be with his wife and children who were not able to settle on the Island.
'A recruitment process will be undertaken in due course to fill the vacant Director of Prosecutions role. In the meantime, arrangements will be made to provide cover for the Prosecution Team in Chambers to support the continuing busy workload.'
