Attorney General's Treasury Counsel
Treasury Counsel are specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country.
Applies to England and Wales
Overview
Treasury Counsel are specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country. Treasury Counsel advise and appear on behalf of the Law Officers – the Attorney General and Solicitor General – government departments and the principal prosecuting authorities (the CPS and SFO).
Role of the Law Officers
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General through fair and open competition, in consultation with the Treasury Counsel Committee and the Director of Public Prosecutions. Recruitment campaigns are run by the CPS.
First Senior Treasury Counsel
• Oliver Glasgow QC, 2 Hare Court
Senior Treasury Counsel
• Julian Evans, QEB Hollis Whiteman
• Tom Little QC, 9 Gough Square
• William Emlyn Jones QC, 3 Raymond Buildings
• Jocelyn Ledward, QEB Hollis Whiteman
• Deanna Heer QC, 5 Paper Buildings
Junior Treasury Counsel
• Paul Jarvis, 6 KBW College Hill
• Jonathan Polnay, 5 Kings Bench Walk
• Joel Smith, Furnival Chambers
• Catherine Pattison, 5 King’s Bench Walk
• Peter Ratliff, 6 KBW College Hill
• Kerry Broome, QEB Hollis Whiteman
• Ben Lloyd, 6 KBW College Hill
• Julia Faure-Walker, 2 Hare Court
• Sarah Przybylska, 2 Hare Court
Equality and diversity
The Attorney General operates an equal opportunities policy in relation to the appointment of Treasury Counsel. The assessment process emphasises the importance of making recommendations for appointment on the basis of demonstrable skills.
The Attorney General welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), and sexual orientation.
The Attorney General is committed to greater diversity of Treasury Counsel in order to better reflect the society they serve, to ensure the very best are selected for this position and to maximise the breadth and depth of talent in the cadre.
Point of contact
For further information about Treasury Counsel, including details of the appointments process, please visit: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/treasury-counsel.
For information on the recruitment process, please email Treasury.Counsel.Recruitment@cps.gov.uk.
For any other AGO queries, please email nominations@attorneygeneral.gov.uk.
Last updated 28 January 2022 + show all updates
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Updated list of Senior Treasury Counsel
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First published.