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The Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, has today published the Government’s Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Guidance, created in 2012, for those who wish to begin a private prosecution for offences where the Attorney General’s consent is required.
The SFO works with law enforcement bodies, regulators and other agencies. Many of these relationships are governed by Memoranda of Understanding.
A policy to establish a framework for the creation and management of records at teh Attorney General's Office
Guidance for departments and civil servants on the Provision of Information by government departments in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
Guidelines on the prosecutor’s role in applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
This document details GLD, AGO and HMCPSI GPC transactions over £25000 with Counsel and description adjusted for VAT.
Attorney General guidelines for prosecutors applying section 18 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) in England and Wales.
Amended code on the use of investigation powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002.
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and the Service Prosecuting Authority
Review of possible miscarriages of justice.
The Impact of Social Media on the Administration of Justice: call for evidence
For government departments and others wanting the Attorney General’s permission to use specialist lawyers (counsel) not already on the Attorney General’s approved panels.
Murray Hunt has been engaged by Attorney General’s Office to provide legal and policy advice on matters relating to the rule of law.
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) has been amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015
Final communiqués summarising 2019 meeting of the Five Eyes Interior Ministers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
Guide for barristers asking the Law Officers for permission to join the Bar of Northern Ireland or the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland.
Disclosure in criminal cases is the process to make sure that investigators and prosecutors provide defendants with information obtained during…
The responsibilities of prosecutors where a suspect’s conduct could be dealt with in different ways and by different organisations.
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