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Guidance to help you navigate the legal frameworks within which public bodies, particularly Government, make decisions
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.
Updates relating to the Early Legal Advice Pilot
This collection brings together documents related to the government's work to combat domestic and international corruption.
Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes.
The What Works Network uses evidence to improve the design and delivery of public services.
The Service Prosecuting Authority is the principal prosecuting authority within the Service Justice System and is responsible for the prosecution of all service offences before the Service Courts.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is a group of government lawyers who specialise in drafting legislation. We work closely with departments to translate policy into clear, effective and readable law. Our role will often begin when legislation is first...
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
The Military Court Service provides a criminal court for the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force in the Court Martial, Summary Appeal and Service Civilian Court.
The responsibilities of prosecutors where a suspect’s conduct could be dealt with in different ways and by different organisations.
This study looks at an initiative to supply a junior lawyer to a line Ministry position with salary paid by the developing country government
Guidance on systems and processes in place for organisations to work with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
The future of the UK’s legal services in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) were at the heart of discussions at the world’s largest gathering of legal professionals in Paris this week.
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