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The '''Attorney General's Office''' ('''AGO''') is a [[United Kingdom government department]] that supports the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] and their deputy, the [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]] (the Law Officers). It is sometimes referred to as the '''Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers'''.
The '''Attorney General's Office''' ('''AGO''') is a [[Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom|ministerial department]] of the [[Government of the United Kingdom]]. It supports the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] and their deputy, the [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|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'''.


The administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office are scrutinised by the [[Justice Select Committee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/102/justice-committee/role/ |title=Role - Justice Committee |work=parliament.uk |access-date=10 September 2021 |quote=The Justice Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the... administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office}}</ref>
The current Attorney-General is [[Suella Braverman]] MP, and the current Solicitor General is [[Michael Ellis (British politician)|Michael Ellis QC MP]].


== Organisation ==
== Organisation ==
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The AGO is one of the smallest UK government departments, with around 40 staff. It is one of "the Law Officers’ Departments" along with the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] (CPS) and [[Crown Prosecution Service#Inspection|HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate]] (HMCPSI), the [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] (SFO) and the [[Government Legal Department]]. The [[Treasury Solicitor]] acts as Accounting Officer for the AGO.
The AGO is one of the smallest UK government departments, with around 40 staff. It is one of "the Law Officers’ Departments" along with the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] (CPS) and [[Crown Prosecution Service#Inspection|HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate]] (HMCPSI), the [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] (SFO) and the [[Government Legal Department]]. The [[Treasury Solicitor]] acts as Accounting Officer for the AGO.


The AGO provides legal advice and support to the Law Officers who themselves provide legal advice to the government, and works with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office to develop criminal justice policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attorney General's Office - About us|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office/about|website=Gov.uk|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref>
The AGO provides legal advice and support to the Law Officers who themselves provide legal advice to the government, and works with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office to develop criminal justice policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attorney General's Office - About us|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office/about|website=Gov.uk|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>


==Ministers==
==Ministers==
The [[Law Officers]] in [[England and Wales]] are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our ministers|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office|publisher=GOV.UK|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref>
The [[Law Officers]] in [[England and Wales]] are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our ministers|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office|publisher=GOV.UK|access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
! Minister
! Minister
!Portrait
! Rank
! Rank
! Portfolio
! Portfolio
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| '''[[Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer|The Lord Hermer]]''' <small>[[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|PC]] [[King's Counsel|KC]]</small>
| [[Suella Braverman ]] MP
|[[File:Richard Hermer crop 2.jpg|frameless|118x118px]]
| [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]]<br/ ><small>[[Advocate General for Northern Ireland]]</small>
| [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]]<br/ ><small>[[Advocate General for Northern Ireland]]</small>
| Chief legal adviser to the Crown, overseer of the Legal Officers' departments, refers unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal
| Chief legal adviser to the Crown; the Crown Prosecution Service; the Serious Fraud Office; His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate; the Government Legal Department
Other responsibilities include:
acting as principal legal adviser on questions of EU and international law, human rights and devolution issues; referring [[unduly lenient sentences]] to the Court of Appeal; bringing proceedings for contempt of court
intervening in certain proceedings to protect charities; dealing with questions of law arising on government Bills; legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the government.
|-
|-
| '''[[Lucy Rigby]]''' <small>[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]</small>
|[[Michael Ellis (British politician)|Michael Ellis]] QC MP
|[[File:Official portrait of Lucy Rigby MP crop 2.jpg|118x118px]]
| [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]]
| [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]]
| Deputising for the Attorney General and being responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates; providing support to the Attorney General in their superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Service Prosecuting Authority, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office; providing support to the Attorney General on civil litigation and advice on civil law matters and on the public interest function.
| Deputising for the Attorney General and being responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates; providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Service Prosecuting Authority, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office; providing support to the Attorney General on civil litigation and advice on civil law matters and on the public interest function.
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Attorneys General for England and Wales]]
* [[Attorney General for England and Wales]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.gov.uk/ago}}
*{{Official website|http://www.gov.uk/ago}}


{{Departments of the United Kingdom Government|type=Ministerial}}
{{Departments of the United Kingdom Government|type=Ministerial}}
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[[Category:Ministerial departments of the United Kingdom Government]]
[[Category:Ministerial departments of the Government of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:English law]]
[[Category:English law]]

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Headquarters102 Petty France, London, England
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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.

The administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office are scrutinised by the Justice Select Committee.[2]

Organisation

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The AGO is one of the smallest UK government departments, with around 40 staff. It is one of "the Law Officers’ Departments" along with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Government Legal Department. The Treasury Solicitor acts as Accounting Officer for the AGO.

The AGO provides legal advice and support to the Law Officers who themselves provide legal advice to the government, and works with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office to develop criminal justice policy.[3]

Ministers

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The Law Officers in England and Wales are as follows:[4]

Minister Portrait Rank Portfolio
The Lord Hermer PC KC Attorney General
Advocate General for Northern Ireland 		Chief legal adviser to the Crown; the Crown Prosecution Service; the Serious Fraud Office; His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate; the Government Legal Department

Other responsibilities include: acting as principal legal adviser on questions of EU and international law, human rights and devolution issues; referring unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal; bringing proceedings for contempt of court intervening in certain proceedings to protect charities; dealing with questions of law arising on government Bills; legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the government.

Lucy Rigby MP Solicitor General Deputising for the Attorney General and being responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates; providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Service Prosecuting Authority, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office; providing support to the Attorney General on civil litigation and advice on civil law matters and on the public interest function.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Autumn Budget 2017 (PDF). London: HM Treasury. 22 November 2017. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Role - Justice Committee". parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2021. The Justice Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the... administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office
  3. ^ "Attorney General's Office - About us". Gov.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Our ministers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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