Press Releases
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2008
Written Ministerial Statement on Review of Cases involving Dr David Southall
22 July 2008
Crown Court Powers - Press Release
18 July 2008
Commonwealth Pro Bono Agreement
15 July 2008
Attorney General pledges commitment to diversity and equalities within legal profession
3 July 2008
Solicitor General debates schemes to keep women out of prison
3 July 2008
Attorney General launches Violence Against Women Strategy
24 June 2008
Jessica de Grazia Full Report into the Serious Fraud Office
10 June 2008
Attorney General Ministerial Statement on de Grazia Report into the Serious Fraud Office
10 June 2008
EU Trials in Absence Safeguards
6 June 2008
Interim Chief Executive of National Fraud Strategic Authority Appointed
5 June 2008
Attorney General Statement: Knife Crime
5 June 2008
Written Ministerial Statement: CPS Report -DNA Profiles Disk Inquiry
21 May 2008
CPS Report: DNA Profiles Disk Inquiry
21 May 2008
'Associate Prosecutors' given green light
15 May 2008
Annual Report 2008
15 May 2008
Draft Legislative Programme 2008-2009
14 May 2008
Government Response to Report on Attorney General's Role
30 April 2008
Peart Review
28 April 2008
Statement: Anthony Leon Peart aka Anthony Leon Joseph
28 April 2008
Attorney General paves the way for 'Plea Negotiations'
3 April 2008
Package of Reforms to Historic Role of Attorney General Announced
25 March 2008
Prosecutors' Investigation Code of Practice
19 March 2008
New Director of the Serious Fraud Office Appointed
17 March 2008
Solicitor General speaks at Race Relations Conference in Yorkshire
13 March 2008
Re-appointment of Chief Inspector of Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
13 March 2008
Attorney General's visit to Birmingham
7 March 2008
'No Witness No Justice': Solicitor General applauds those responsible for supporting 500,000 witnesses
5 March 2008
EU Trials in Absence: Attorney General launches UK Consultation
28 February 2008
Statement on Data Disc
20 February 2008
Attorney General Statement: Gary Weddell
15 January 2008
Fraud Review December Progress Report
2 January 2008
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2007
Convicting Rapists & Protecting Victims - Justice for Victims of Rape
28 November 2007
Convicting Rapists & Protecting Victims - Government Announce New Measures
28 November 2007
National Rollout of Pre-trial Interview Witness Scheme
27 November 2007
Criminal Justice Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011
15 November 2007
Solicitor General launches vision for local justice at domestic violence support centre
15 November 2007
Free legal advice - National Pro Bono Week 2007
12 November 2007
Attorney General called for Pakistan to restore Constitution
09 November 2007
Attorney General becomes judge for the day
08 November 2007
Attorney General Launches Inside Justice Week
05 November 2007
Re-appointment of Director of the Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office
22 October 2007
Fighting Fraud Together - CIPA
18 October 2007
Fighting Fraud Together - the Attorney General sets out a new vision
9 October 2007
Law Officer's Departments - Treasury announces departmental budgets and priorities
9 October 2007
Departmental Strategic Objectives
9 October 2007
Prosecutors to Support Victims' Families
1 October 2007
Statement on Ruhela Khanom Decision
16 August 2007
Reform of Attorney General's Office
26 July 2007
Jeremiah Duggan Statement
25 July 2007
Scott Review Statement
25 July 2007
21/7 Sentences
11 July 2007
Vera Baird QC MP
3 July 2007
Baroness Scotland
28 June 2007
Attorney General steps down
22 June 2007
International Pro Bono Assistance From UK Private Sector
15 June 2007
Justice Assistance Network launched
16 May 2007
National Strategy to enhance prosecution of extremist radicalisers
5 April 2007
Statement on the Creation of a Ministry of Justice
29 March 2007
Launch of the Government's response to the Fraud Review: Fighting Fraud Together
15 March 2007
Media Invitation: Fighting Fraud Together
12 March 2007
Attorney General announces review of Professor David Southall cases
20 February 2007
Reappointment of Director of Serious Fraud Office
6 February 2007
Counter-terrorism operation in the Midlands - advisory note
31 January 2007
New Fraud Act to be used to fight 'Cash for Crash' staged car accidents
15 January 2007
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2006
Attorney General announces Appointment of Jonathan Swift as First Treasury Counsel
22 December 2006
Solicitor General opens Human Trafficking Centre in Sheffield
3 October 2006
Global Co-operation required to tackle Economic Crime
4 September 2006
Package of measures to reduce fraud unveiled -
Final fraud review report published
24 July 2006
Attorney General Welcomes Review Report Of HMCPS Inspector Into Jubilee Line Case
27 June 2006
Progress made on fraud review - interim report published
22 March 2006
Attorney General announces results of shaken baby syndrome cases review, and new guidance for expert witnesses
14 February 2006
Attorney General's new advisory group on equality and diversity meets for first time
23 January 2006
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2005
Radical new approaches needed to tackle fraud says attorney general
15 November 2005
Government announces review to tackle fraud
27 October 2005
Victims' needs must be a priority for prosecutors
21 October 2005
International co-operation vital to fight crime says Attorney General
5 September 2005
Attorney General considers judgment on shaken baby cases
18 July 2005
Muslims urged to exercise control over the teachings of extremists
18 July 2005
Victims and witnesses put at the heart of the criminal justice system
27 June 2005
Government limits risks to justice
21 June 2005
Reforming criminal justice and building confidence for all
13 June 2005
Jubilee line case: independent review terms of reference
31 March 2005
Attorney General's statement to parliament regarding jubilee line extension project
22 March 2005
Attorney General expresses support for lord chief justice's guidance to judges on complex trials
22 March 2005
Statement from the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith on the Butler Review Committee
25 February 2005
Statement from the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith
25 February 2005
New units give power back to witnesses
25 February 2005
Solicitors general tackle challenges facing prosecutors in rape cases
21 February 2005
Hunting act challenge
16 February 2005
Harriet Harman spurs European-wide effort to tackle human trafficking
08 February 2005
Harriet Harman: new laws help protect privacy of domestic violence victims in court
25 January 2005
Note to editors: general court martial - Kenyon, Larkin& Cooley
20 January 2005
Note to editors: R v Howard Martin
11 January 2005
Attorney General unveils the prosecution response to criminal kingpins
11 January 2005
Attorney General congratulates his pro bono envoy on his new year's honour
05 January 2005
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2004
Attorney General completes Cot Death Review
21 December 2004
HMCPSI report on the Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office
16 December 2004
Appointment of Sir David Calvert-Smith as a High Court Judge
10 December 2004
Attorney General announces appointment of David Green QC as Head of Customs Prosecutions Office
10 November 2004
Criminal Case Management Programme
22 October 2004
Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office - Senior Officials suspended
29 September 2004
New Framework for Handling Criminal Cases
21 July 2004
Statement from the Attorney General's Office on the Butler Report
14 July 2004
Witness Care Units
22 June 2004
Attorney General praises the sucess of the West Yorkshire criminal justice agencies
17 June 2004
Attorney General announcement - Head of New Independent Customs Prosecutions
14 June 2004
R v Mullan and others - the Real IRA
28 May 2004
Increase in unduly lenient sentence - Joseph Denley - child sex abuse case
24 May 2004
Attorney General push to ensure Defendants appear in Court
12 May 2004
Special Prosecutors for Anti-Social Behaviour
22 April 2004
Attorney General statement on the Drug Treatment and Testing Orders
4 March 2004
S
pecialist prosecutors to combat serious and organised crime
9 February 2004
Investigation into the loss of The Gaul
13 January 2004
Attorney General on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
12 January 2004
Customs Prosecutions to become fully independent
5 December 2003
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 November 2003
Special Measures for Vulnerable Witnesses
4 November 2003
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