The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the

Government of the United Kingdom His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

. It supports the

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and their deputy, the

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(together, the

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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

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Organisation

The AGO is one of the smallest UK government departments, with around 40 staff. It is one of "the Law Officers’ Departments" along with the

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(CPS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the

Government Legal Department The Government Legal Department (previously called the Treasury Solicitor's Department) is the largest in-house legal organisation in the United Kingdom's Government Legal Profession. The department is headed by the Treasury Solicitor (formal ...

. The

Treasury Solicitor The Government Legal Department (previously called the Treasury Solicitor's Department) is the largest in-house legal organisation in the United Kingdom's Government Legal Profession. The department is headed by the Treasury Solicitor (formall ...

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

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are as follows, with Cabinet attendees in bold:

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* {{Authority control Ministerial departments of the Government of the United Kingdom English law

Organisation

Ministers

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