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Northampton man has sentence increased to life for brutal rape
Gintas Burinskas' sentence becomes one of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 6 years
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Attorney General issues advisory note before Hillsborough inquests start
- published 10 March 2014
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TSol, AGO, HMCPSI: government procurement card (GPC) transactions over £500
- updated 5 March 2014
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TSol, AGO, HMCPSI: transactions over £25,000
- updated 5 March 2014
- Transparency data
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.
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Law and the justice system
The legal system must uphold fairness in society: both in business and for individuals. We want to ensure justice for victims of crime and better rehabilitation for criminals, with a reduction in the rate of reoffending. The justice system must punish the guilty, protect our liberties and rehabilitate offenders. We will ensure that more criminals make amends to victims and communities for the harm they have caused and help them break the destructive cycle of crime. Read more
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Our announcements
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Attorney General issues advisory note before Hillsborough inquests start
- 10 March 2014
- News story
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Northampton man has sentence increased to life for brutal rape
- 4 March 2014
- Press release
Our consultations
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Consultation on out of court disposals
- 14 November 2013
- Closed consultation
Our publications
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TSol, AGO, HMCPSI: government procurement card (GPC) transactions over £500
- 5 March 2014
- Transparency data
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TSol, AGO, HMCPSI: transactions over £25,000
- 5 March 2014
- Transparency data
Our statistics
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Unduly lenient sentences 2012
- 27 June 2013
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Unduly lenient sentence statistics
- 5 July 2012
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Our ministers
Our management
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Rowena Collins Rice
Director General of the Attorney General's Office (AGO)
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Kevin McGinty CBE
Director of Criminal Law and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office
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Email correspondence@attorneygeneral.gsi.gov.uk
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