The advocate general for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the
Government of the United Kingdom
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on Northern Ireland law and the post is held by the
attorney general for England and Wales
His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is one of the law officers of the Crown and the principal legal adviser to sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales. The attorney general maintains the Attorney G ...
by virtue of that office. The advocate general and the
solicitor general for England and Wales
His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to ad ...
have, in Northern Ireland, the same rights of audience as members of the Bar of Northern Ireland.
The advocate general was created as a separate office upon the devolution of policing and justice powers to the
Northern Ireland Assembly on 12 April 2010.
Unlike the
advocate general for Scotland, the position is not supported by a distinct government department. Instead, that support is provided by the civil law and Northern Ireland section within the Attorney General's Office at Westminster.
The chief legal adviser to the
Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is answerable to the assembly and was initially established according to the ...
is the
attorney general for Northern Ireland
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Attorney General for Northern Ire ...
.
OFMDFM: Appointment of Attorney General announced, 24 May 2010
List of Advocates General
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See also
* Law Officers of the Crown
*Attorney General for England and Wales
His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is one of the law officers of the Crown and the principal legal adviser to sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales. The attorney general maintains the Attorney G ...
*Attorney General for Northern Ireland
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Attorney General for Northern Ire ...
* Advocate General for Scotland
*Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)
The Department of Justice (Irish: ''An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt'', Ulster-Scots: ''Männystrie o tha Laa'') is a government department in the Northern Ireland Executive, which was established on 12 April 2010 as part of the devolution of justice ...
References
External links
Attorney General's Office (England and Wales)
(incorporating Advocate General for Northern Ireland)
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
{{Cabinet positions in the United Kingdom
Law of Northern Ireland
Law of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
Region-specific legal occupations
Legal ethics
Law Officers of the Crown in the United Kingdom
2010 establishments in Northern Ireland