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The attorney general also superintends the Crown Prosecution Service and appoints its head, the Director of Public Prosecutions. Decisions to prosecute are taken by the Crown Prosecution Service other than in exceptional cases i.e. where the attorney general's consent is required by statute or in cases relating to national security. [20]
Solicitor General Lucy Rigby and her predecessor Sarah Sackman both declared their earnings from previous legal work, which led to accusations of hypocrisy over Hermer's refusal to declare. [191] On 28 January, Hermer was accused of breaking convention by Robert Buckland and former Attorney General Michael Ellis. Ellis said that it was an ...
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.
Braverman in her role as attorney general meeting prosecutor general of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova in May 2022. In the 13 February 2020 reshuffle, Braverman was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales and advocate general for Northern Ireland, succeeding Geoffrey Cox who had been dismissed from government. [48]
The Attorney General has public interest functions, being, for example, the trustee of default where a sole trustee has died, and can also take cases to the Supreme Court where points of general legal importance need to be settled. The Attorney General's deputy is the Solicitor General for England and Wales, held by Lucy Rigby, since 2 December ...
Sir Jeremy Paul Wright KC (born 24 October 1972) is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019.
Victoria Mary Prentis, KC (née Boswell; born 24 March 1971) is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, Prentis served as the Member of Parliament for Banbury from 2015 until her defeat in 2024.
Attorney General's Office: Style: Solicitor: Reports to: Attorney General for England and Wales: Appointer: The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister: Term length: At His Majesty's Pleasure: Formation: Before 1460 : Salary: £142,106 per annum (2022) [1] (including £84,144 MP salary) [2] Website: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk