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Guidelines on the prosecutor’s role in applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and the Serious Fraud Office
Guidelines for civil panel counsel, revised to include the new government security classifications.
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 of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which came into force on 26 April 2024.
The Attorney General has signed a statement with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General which reaffirms the UK’s support for cooperation in criminal investigations related to the international armed conflict in Ukraine.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Review of possible miscarriages of justice.
Murray Hunt has been engaged by Attorney General’s Office to provide legal and policy advice on matters relating to the rule of law.
Amended code on the use of investigation powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002.
Guidance for departments and civil servants on the Provision of Information by government departments in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
Document defining the relationship between the Law Officers and the Service Prosecuting Authority
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Disclosure in criminal cases is the process to make sure that investigators and prosecutors provide defendants with information obtained during…
List of how long the AGO keeps records for, depending on the type of record.
The Attorney General has provided an undertaking to the Southport Inquiry.
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) has been amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015
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.
Investigation powers under Proceeds of Crime Act: search and seizure warrants, disclosure, account monitoring and other orders.
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