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High Court ruling on Article 50: statement
A statement was issued following the High Court ruling today (3 November 2016).
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Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge
Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge in the High Court
Serving prisoner to spend longer in prison after sexually assaulting another inmate
Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of serving prisoner following Attorney General referral
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Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals
- updated
- Statistical data set
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Serving prisoner to spend longer in prison after sexually assaulting another inmate
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- Press release
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Attorney General's civil panel counsel: appointments, membership lists and off panel counsel
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) provides legal advice and support to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers) who give legal advice to government. The AGO helps the Law Officers perform other duties in the public interest, such as looking at sentences which may be too low.
AGO is a ministerial department, supported by 4 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Draft Code of Practice Issued Under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Closed consultation
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Speaking to witnesses at court: consultation
- Closed consultation
Our publications
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AGO, GLD and HMCPSI: Business Appointment Rules, January to June 2016
- Transparency data
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GLD, AGO, HMCPSI: transactions over £25,000: 2016
- Transparency data
Our statistics
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Unduly lenient sentence statistics 2014
- Official Statistics
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Unduly lenient sentence statistics 2013
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Rowena Collins Rice
Director General of the Attorney General's Office (AGO)
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Michelle Crotty
Deputy Legal Secretary and Head of Operations
Contact AGO
Office address
20 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NF
Email correspondence@attorneygeneral.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone - we are not able to provide legal advice to members of the public or business 020 7271 2492
Media enquiries 020 7271 2484 / 2465 / 2440
Media enquiries out of hours pager 07623946316
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