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Attorney and Solicitor General - Picture UK Parliament The Attorney General's Office (AGO) provides high quality legal and strategic policy advice and support to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers).

The Attorney General

  • is Chief Legal Adviser to the Crown;
  • is a Minister of the Crown with responsibility for superintending the prosecuting departments, and
  • has a number of independent public interest functions.

The Attorney General also holds the separate office of Advocate General for Northern Ireland. The Advocate General for Scotland is the UK Law Officer with specific responsibility for Scots law matters.

On this website you can find publications, news releases, information about us and on our work and contact details. Financial information can be found via the Guide to Information.

Links to the organisations the Attorney General superintends are in the green panel.

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03 February 2012

Solicitor General welcomes strong message from Court of Appeal

The Solicitor General, Edward Garnier QC MP, today welcomed the doubling of the prison sentence originally given to 23 year old Zephen Rollings for possession of a loaded firearm with intent to enable another to endanger life, from five to 10 years.

01 February 2012

Sentences of Dobson and Norris not to be referred to Court of Appeal

After careful review, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has decided not to refer the sentences of Gary Dobson and David Norris to the Court of Appeal as possibly unduly lenient.

24 January 2012

Civil Service People Survey - AGO results

The Attorney General's Ofiice hightlight report for the 2011 Civil Service People Survey

23 January 2012

Juror convicted for internet research

A juror whose internet research caused a trial to collapse was today found guilty of common law contempt, following a case brought by the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP.

16 December 2011

New Serious Fraud Office Director Appointed

Press release on the appointment of the new director of the Serious Fraud Office

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