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His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown.
Richard Simon Hermer, Baron Hermer, (born 1968) is a British barrister and life peer who has served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland since July 2024. Born and raised in Wales, Hermer attended Cardiff High School.
Following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister on 25 October 2022, [19] Prentis was appointed by him as Attorney General for England and Wales and was officially sworn in as such on 16 November 2022. [20] [21] [22] She was appointed to the Privy Council on 27 October 2022 and sworn of it on 14 December 2022. [23]
The Attorney General may appeal cases to the higher courts where, although the particular case is settled, there may be a point of law of public importance at issue. The Attorney General's deputy is the Solicitor General for England and Wales.
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.
He became Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland on 15 July 2014. Wright replaced Matt Hancock as Culture Secretary on 9 July 2018, serving in the post for a year until being sacked by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019 and returning to the backbenches. [2]
His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General , whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law.
The shadow attorney general for England and Wales is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition.The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the attorney general for England and Wales and develop alternative policies.