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Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom)

Ministerial department of the UK Government

Field	Value
agency_name	Attorney General's Office
type	Department
logo	Attorney General's Office logo.svg
logo_width	150px
picture	File:Victoria Street, London SW1 - geograph.org.uk - 51380.jpg
seal_caption
jurisdiction	United Kingdom, mainly England and Wales and Northern Ireland
headquarters	102 Petty France, London, England
budget	£600 million & no capital expenditure for Law Officers' Departments in 2017/18
minister1_name	The Lord Hermer PC KC
minister1_pfo	Attorney General for England and Wales
minister2_name	Ellie Reeves MP
minister2_pfo	Solicitor General for England and Wales
chief1_name	Douglas Wilson OBE KC (hon)
chief1_position	Director General
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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.

The administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office are scrutinised by the Justice Select Committee.

Organisation

The AGO is one of the smallest UK government departments, with around 60 staff. It is one of "the Law Officers’ Departments" along with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Government Legal Department. The Treasury Solicitor acts as Accounting Officer for the AGO.

The AGO provides legal advice and support to the Law Officers who themselves provide legal advice to the government, and works with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office to develop criminal justice policy.

Ministers

The Law Officers in England and Wales are as follows, with Cabinet attendees in bold:

Minister	Portrait	Rank	Portfolio
Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer	[[File:Richard Hermer crop 2.jpg	frameless	118x118px]]	Attorney GeneralAdvocate General for Northern Ireland	Chief legal adviser to the Crown; the Crown Prosecution Service; the Serious Fraud Office; His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate; the Government Legal Department
Ellie Reeves MP	[[File:Official portrait of Ellie Reeves MP crop 2, 2023.jpg	118x118px]]	Solicitor General	Deputising for the Attorney General and being responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates; providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Service Prosecuting Authority, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office; providing support to the Attorney General on civil litigation and advice on civil law matters and on the public interest function.

References

(22 November 2017). "Autumn Budget 2017". HM Treasury.
"Role - Justice Committee". parliament.uk.
[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6878fe2b2bad77c3dae4dda4%2FWorkforce_Management_Information_2025-26_-_AGO__GLD__HMCPSI.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Workforce Management Information 2025-26.]
"Attorney General's Office - About us".
"Our ministers". GOV.UK.

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