- 13 March 2012
The role of the UK in modelling the rule of law to combat human trafficking and slavery.
- 26 January 2012
Attorney General lecture to London Common Law and Commercial Bar on the European Court of Human Rights and its relationship with the UK and the UK courts.
- 12 December 2011
Attorney General lecture to Barnardo's about supporting and treating children fairly through the trial process
- 01 December 2011
Balancing the freedom of the press with the fair administration of justice
- 24 October 2011
Dominic Grieve QC MP says the UK's Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the governing body of the Council of Europe, is a once in a generation opportunity to drive forward reform of the European Court of Human Rights.
- 07 October 2011
Keynote address to the annual Legal Wales Conference, Cardiff
- 05 September 2011
Speech to the 29th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Jesus College University of Cambridge.
- 23 June 2011
Short speech in Strasbourg before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe during the debate on the state of human rights in Europe.
- 13 June 2011
Keynote speech in Dublin by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP, on the UK government's position on justice and home affairs in the European context
- 19 May 2011
Outlining some of the current effiiciency work of the CPS.
- 16 May 2011
An overview of the organisations tackling economic crime and current govrnment actions
- 14 April 2011
At the 8th annual Retail Fraud Conference in London the Solicitor General stressed the importance placed on tackling retail crime
- 09 April 2011
Opening the 2011 conference at the Law Society in London, the Attorney spoke of the coming challenges and opportunities for lawyers
- 09 February 2011
Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP's Sussex University speech about providing an efficient and quality justice system despite national cuts in public spending.
- 13 November 2010
Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP says that advocacy is an 'art' which requires both ability and experience to do well
- 14 October 2010
Solicitor General, Edward Garnier addresses the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy at their Better Governanace Forum Annual Conference
- 12 October 2010
Attorney General delivered the Kalisher Lecture to the Criminal Bar Association at the Central Criminal Court
- 14 September 2010
The Attorney General addresses the World Bribery & Corruption Compliance Forum in London
- 17 July 2010
New Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC MP addresses the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association about the role of the Law Officers
- 16 June 2010
New Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP on the tradition and importance of undertaking free legal work
- 29 March 2010
Attorney General: Pro Bono Reception at Coutts, to celebrate the work of the two Pro Bono Committees
- 11 March 2010
Keynote speech to raise the issues of children and young people affected by domestic abuse and focus on the need to respond directly and effectively to needs.
- 25 February 2010
In a speech to St. Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre Manchester. Annual conference: 'Sex Crimes & Vulnerable Adults'. Solicitor General Vera Baird QC examines how these crimes are recorded and the messages around them
- 23 February 2010
Solicitor General's speech to the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Seminar on Human Trafficking
- 04 February 2010
Attorney General's speech to CPS National Schools Project Launch - 4th February 2010.
- 03 February 2010
The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC delivers the inaugural lecture of Sussex University's "Issues in Criminal Justice
- 19 January 2010
The Administrative Law Bar Association, Inner Temple Hall, London The role of the Attorney General in the 21st Century The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland QC, Attorney General
- 05 January 2010
The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem Faculty Of Law. The Lionel Cohen Lecture Series 5 January 2010
- 08 December 2009
A speech given by Baroness Scotland to the Lovell's Women's Network Event on 8 December 2009
- 19 November 2009
Speech to the Dacorum Domestic Violence Forum annual training conference, Hemel Hempstead
- 05 November 2009
Praising the achievements of CPS-trained lawyers and launching revised plea and sentencing guidelines
- 29 October 2009
Outlining the breadth and importance of the work of the Government Legal Service lawyers
- 22 October 2009
Concert to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Witness Service in London
- 21 October 2009
Outlining Government work at a key point in the development and further roll-out of Sexual Assault Referral Centres.
- 08 October 2009
Strategies to support families with problems and how this impacts on offenders.
- 07 October 2009
A review of progress and future actions in the fight against fraud.
- 23 September 2009
Speech to London conference on investigating and prosecuting rape and sexual assault: a committed and collaborative way to deal sensitively and effectively with those subjected to or at risk of rape.
- 16 September 2009
Marking the start of a pilot scheme in the West Midlands where prosecutors will make their work more responsive to the concerns of the community.
- 10 September 2009
Looking back on progress made in the ten years since the Stepehen Lawrence Inquiry
- 09 July 2009
Why being able to better engage with the communities we serve will help us build a prosecution service fir for the challenges ahead.
- 08 June 2009
Is faith being marginalised and pushed out of public space in this country?
- 08 May 2009
Outlining the rule of law and the role of the Attorney General at tje opening of the 60th anniversary conference of the law Society of Scotland.
- 06 May 2009
A speech given at the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office conference on the merger between RCPO and the Crown Prosecution Service and new ways of looking at prosecutions.
- 25 April 2009
Why the legal profession and the judiciary must be as diverse as the people they are called on to represent.
- 19 March 2009
The launch of the first National Fraud Strategy - the next step forwards towarsd a goal we all share: a UK where individuals, businesses and taxpayers are safe from the harm caused by fraud.
- 12 March 2009
Discussion of the sometimes false public perceptions of youth crime and London initiatives to tacklespecific issues.
- 12 March 2009
Reflecting on how far the Crown Prosecution Service has progressed in victim and witness care and outlining the aims of the Community Prosecutor approach.
- 06 March 2009
What the Government is doing to tackle violence against women and how it is being brought together as the Violence Against Women strategy.
- 04 March 2009
I am very pleased that you have invited me here today to the Stopping Traffick '09 conference to talk to you about recent developments in how the Government is tackling human trafficking.
- 03 March 2009
Good morning ladies and gentlemen and what a pleasure it is to be here again at this year's No Witness No Justice conference.
- 20 January 2009
If I look back to 1977, when I was called to the Bar, very few people were thinking then that there would be the first female and first black Attorney General in 700 years. So, if I may say: "If I can do this, what is your excuse"?
- 13 January 2009
I am delighted to see that K&L Gates have 'caught the bug' and are enthusiastic supporters of pro bono. I have seen some of your annual reports, especially, "For the Public Good", which give some details of the work you carry out.
- 08 December 2008
A common purpose in bringing effective prosecutions in the public interest; common values of integrity and fairness; our shared commitment to fulfilling our duties to the court; and the pressures and rewards that our role brings with it.
- 26 November 2008
Antisemitism, as you have been saying today, is an enduring evil. It has not been expunged, as the Community Security Trust's recent survey of Antisemitic Discourse makes clear, describing it as "the Longest Hatred"
- 21 November 2008
The greater participation of all ethnic minorities in society is a social and economic imperative, just as it is an imperative inherent in the concept of justice itself.
- 20 November 2008
I shall discuss the fraud justice gap, as I call it, in the context of the need for us to work together to focus more on the victim and to build public confidence in criminal justice
- 12 November 2008
Human Rights in this country did not only begin with the passage of the Human Rights Act or, indeed, the our ratification of the European Convention. The roots of the protection of individual rights stretch far further back.
- 11 November 2008
I would like to welcome you to the reception today, which marks recognition for and celebration of National Pro Bono Week 2008.
- 10 November 2008
Events such as this where colleagues in the counter-fraud campaign can meet, share information and explore solutions are crucial if we are to take the fight back to the fraudsters successfully.
- 10 November 2008
Pro bono is an opportunity to come together and develop a collaborative and coordinated way to help the people we care about. This week we are celebrating the partnership enjoyed between the legal sector and the voluntary sector
- 03 November 2008
The launch of the International Pro Bono Database and the Statement of Principles for International Pro Bono work at the Attorney General's International Pro Bono Coordinating Committee Reception
- 24 October 2008
Domestic violence affects people from all sections of our society. It cuts across ethnicity, religion, age, social class, disability, gender and sexuality.
- 14 October 2008
We are all, however, aware that while the legal profession recruits incredibly talented individuals, there is a difficulty in retaining that talent and ability.
- 07 October 2008
I think we do need to make the CJS more efficient and effective in tackling crime and delivering justice and more responsive to the needs of victims and the public.
- 30 September 2008
The purpose of this event is to encourage applications from a wide range of counsel; those who come from different backgrounds, bringing with them valuable experiences garnered from different sets of chambers.
- 18 September 2008
I am pleased that this seminar has been organised to bring together members of Local Criminal Justice Boards and others to focus on how we can improve outcomes for the communities we serve through the effective use of asset recovery
- 22 August 2008
I am pleased to be here today to launch the pilots of a new disposal which will give women offenders a chance to change their lives.
- 15 July 2008
The CPS is clearly and very properly endeavouring to deal comprehensively with the six diversity strands - race, faith, gender, sexuality, disability and now age - in so far as they impact upon prosecution policy and performance.
- 30 June 2008
Speech By HM Attorney General To The World Bar Conference "The European Convention on Human Rights"
- 23 June 2008
Family Liaison Officers play, a key role in the CPS Victim Focus scheme, which was introduced throughout England and Wales on 1st October last year for homicide and fatal road traffic cases.
- 17 June 2008
The cornerstone of the Programme is to provide a Government-led and co-ordinated approach to combating fraud - in short, a National Fraud Strategy.
- 12 June 2008
Unless we act in partnership, the public and private sector sharing information we cannot make the UK more resilient to this threat, working together is the key.
- 22 May 2008
We have done a lot of work on sexual and domestic violence in the UK and I am going predominately to talk about our specialist domestic violence courts which are playing a key role.
- 22 May 2008
The Tackling Gangs Action Programme has shown how government departments, law enforcement, other organisations and initiatives can work together to produce a multi-faceted solution.
- 14 May 2008
ILEX embodies much of what we are striving to achieve in today's legal profession and much of what I personally value in the work we share.
- 28 March 2008
There is of course nothing honourable about forcing someone to marry against their will. It is in fact most dishonourable and crimes conducted in the name of honour would be more appropriately called crimes of dishonour
- 27 March 2008
'Frontline Forums' are intended to provide a framework for practitioners and ministers to discuss policy issues. We believe that it is the people at the frontline of delivering public services who very often have the best sense of what is needed.
- 19 March 2008
It is extremely important that the prosecution process in relation to racist and religious crimes is robust and also transparent
- 07 March 2008
Tackling the Demand for Prostitution and Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
- 05 March 2008
This is an indicator of our determination no longer to have a remote criminal justice system, but a criminal justice service which listens and responds to the community of which it is a part.
- 04 March 2008
The powers of prosecutors are now massively enhanced, with prosecutors having the power to prefer charges, authorise conditional cautions; to compel information; to grant immunities and to enter co-operation agreements.
- 28 February 2008
The Caribbean, is not immune to the difficult challenges which face other countries and regions around the world; globalisation, security, tackling crime, energy security, climate change, and economic re-structuring.
- 08 February 2008
Thank you for inviting me to speak today. I am very pleased to be able to join you. As some of you will know, I currently sit on the cross-Whitehall Inter-Ministerial Group for Reducing Re-offending in my role as Solicitor General.
- 18 January 2008
As some of you will know, I used to be Minister with responsibility for women offenders and, I currently sit on the cross-Whitehall Inter-Ministerial Group for Reducing Re-offending in my role as Solicitor General.
- 15 January 2008
My main theme today will be to explore some of the key issues under consideration and outline what some of the responses received have been. I will end by giving you a brief flavour of some of the other issues that have been occupying my time.