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The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure for investigators, prosecutors and defence practitioners on the application of the disclosure regime.
This guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
The Attorney General has provided an undertaking to the Southport Inquiry.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Use the contents table below to jump to your specific section of interest.
This note explains what vesting orders are and how they are applied for.
The Attorney General’s revised Guidelines on Disclosure will come into force on 31 December 2020.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on the use of the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud. First published 2007.
Some criminal offences require the Attorney General’s consent or permission for the Director of Public Prosecutions to consent before legal proceedings can begin.
A Guide to the Role of Special Advocates & The Special Advocates' Support Office
Guidance for departments and civil servants on the Provision of Information by government departments in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
The Framework sets out the public interest factors that are applicable to all contempt referrals
The SFO works with law enforcement bodies, regulators and other agencies. Many of these relationships are governed by Memoranda of Understanding.
Guidance, created in 2012, for those who wish to begin a private prosecution for offences where the Attorney General’s consent is required.
The responsibilities of prosecutors where a suspect’s conduct could be dealt with in different ways and by different organisations.
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
Treasury Counsel are specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country.
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