Public Affairs

Attorney General's Office

Attorney General
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP

Leads on:

 

Overall responsibility for the work of the Attorney General’s Office and superintended Departments (the Treasury Solicitor’s Department, the Crown Prosecution Service with the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office , the Serious Fraud Office, the Services Prosecuting Authority and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate).

 

Specific statutory duty to superintend the discharge of duties by the Director of Public Prosecutions (who heads the Crown Prosecution Service and the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office) and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office

 

Non-statutory oversight of the Services Prosecuting Authority and government prosecuting departments

 

Government’s principal legal adviser dealing (amongst others) with questions of international law, European Community/Union law, human rights and devolution issues

 

Public interest functions, for example, reference of unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal, bringing proceedings for contempt of court and intervention in certain proceedings to protect charities

 

 Questions of law arising on Bills and with issues of legal policy

 

Legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the Government.

 

 

Solicitor General
Edward Garnier QC MP

 

Leads on:

 

Deputising for the Attorney General and responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates to him from time to time

 

Providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence of the Treasury Solicitor’s 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.