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Attorney General's Office: Style: Solicitor: Reports to: Attorney General for England and Wales: Appointer: The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister: Term length: At His Majesty's Pleasure: Formation: Before 1460 : Salary: £142,106 per annum (2022) [1] (including £84,144 MP salary) [2] Website: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
The Attorney General has public interest functions, being, for example, the trustee of default where a sole trustee has died, and can also take cases to the Supreme Court where points of general legal importance need to be settled. The Attorney General's deputy is the Solicitor General for England and Wales, held by Lucy Rigby, since 2 December ...
Solicitor General Lucy Rigby and her predecessor Sarah Sackman both declared their earnings from previous legal work, which led to accusations of hypocrisy over Hermer's refusal to declare. [139] On 28 January, Hermer was accused of breaking convention by Robert Buckland and former Attorney General Michael Ellis. Ellis said that it was an ...
The attorney general also superintends the Crown Prosecution Service and appoints its head, the Director of Public Prosecutions. Decisions to prosecute are taken by the Crown Prosecution Service other than in exceptional cases i.e. where the attorney general's consent is required by statute or in cases relating to national security. [20]
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.
Sarah Rebecca Sackman [1] was born and raised in East Finchley, London, England. [2] Her father is a North London solicitor of Eastern European descent who moved to East London.
Robert Alexander Courts KC (born 21 October 1978) is a British Conservative politician and barrister who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2016 to 2024.He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from December 2023 to 2024.
Lucy Clementine Moores Rigby is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor who has been Member of Parliament for Northampton North since 2024. [1] She has served as Solicitor General for England and Wales since 2 December 2024.