Attorney General's Office

Welcome

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) provides high quality legal and strategic policy advice and support to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers).

The Attorney General

• is Chief Legal Adviser to the Crown;
• is a Minister of the Crown with responsibility for superintending the prosecuting departments, and
• has a number of independent public interest functions.

The Attorney General also holds the separate office of Advocate General for Northern Ireland. The Advocate General for Scotland is the UK Law Officer with specific responsibility for Scots law matters.

On this website you can find publications, news releases, information about us and on our work and contact details. Financial information can be found via the Guide to Information.

Links to the organisations the Attorney General superintends are in the green panel.