Sir KenMacdonald, Mr Starmer's predecessor, likes thenewguidelines, saying thattheyprotectpeople at avulnerabletime in their liveswhomayfeeltheyare a burden ontheir families.
The chief crown prosecutor for London, Dru Sharpling and Director of Public Prosecutions, KenMacdonald QC, also attended the meeting, as did a number of Metropolitan Police officers.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir KenMacdonald, said too many cases had been rejected in the past but there was now a greater emphasis on making sure there were trials.
The usefulness of the e-mails may also strengthen the hand of those who, like Sir KenMacdonald, formerly Director of Public Prosecutions, want Britain to admit domestic intercept evidence in court, as many countries do.