Attorney_General's_Office

Attorney General's Office
Department overview
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom, mainly England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Headquarters	102 Petty France, London, England
Annual budget	£600 million & no capital expenditure for Law Officers' Departments in 2017/18
Ministers responsible	The Rt Hon. Victoria Prentis KC MP, Attorney General for England and Wales; Robert Courts KC MP, Solicitor General for England and Wales;
Website	gov.uk/ago

Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom)

Ministerial department of the UK Government

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.

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

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Minister	Rank	Portfolio
The Rt Hon. Victoria Prentis MP	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.
Robert Courts 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.

Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom)