Baljit Ubhey qualified as a solicitor in 1994 having joined the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as a legal trainee in 1992. She has prosecuted the full range of criminal cases and worked on a wide variety of legal and policy issues. Since 2004 she has held many leadership roles within the CPS including 13 years in the role of Chief Crown Prosecutor in different geographical regions including London. As Chief Crown Prosecutor she has overseen significant high-profile cases, delivered performance improvements and implemented major change programmes. Since 2017 she has worked in CPS Headquarters holding a number of Director level posts, with responsibilities including corporate strategy, business planning and legal policy development. She is currently a member of the Executive team at the CPS and Director of Policy.