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Guidance for departments and civil servants on the Provision of Information by government departments in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
The Attorney General has provided an undertaking to the Southport Inquiry.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
Guide for barristers asking the Law Officers for permission to join the Bar of Northern Ireland or the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland.
Guidance, created in 2012, for those who wish to begin a private prosecution for offences where the Attorney General’s consent is required.
Amended code on the use of investigation powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002.
Some criminal offences require the Attorney General’s consent or permission for the Director of Public Prosecutions to consent before legal proceedings can begin.
Revised guidance on how to apply the disclosure regime contained in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service
A policy to establish a framework for the creation and management of records at teh Attorney General's Office
The Impact of Social Media on the Administration of Justice: call for evidence
Review of possible miscarriages of justice.
Following a public consultation, a revised draft of the Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been laid in Parliament and will be debated in due course.
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) has been amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) has been amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 and the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
Disclosure in criminal cases is the process to make sure that investigators and prosecutors provide defendants with information obtained during…
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Amended Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which came into force on 26 April 2024.
A revised draft of the Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was laid in Parliament on 22 January 2024.
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