Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in England and Wales. The current Attorney General is Baroness Scotland of Asthal, both the first female and first black Attorney General.

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  • Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in England and Wales. The current Attorney General is Baroness Scotland of Asthal, both the first female and first black Attorney General. The position of Attorney General has existed since at least 1243, when records show a professional attorney was hired to represent the King's interests in court. The position first took on a political role in 1461 when the holder of the office was summoned to the House of Lords to advise the government there on legal matters. In 1673 the Attorney General officially became the Crown's advisor and representative in legal matters, although still specialising in litigation rather than advice. The beginning of the twentieth century saw a shift away from litigation and more towards legal advice, and today the Attorney General delegates most cases to the Crown Prosecution Service and Treasury Solicitors. The job of the Attorney General is a demanding one, and Sir Patrick Hastings wrote while serving that "to be a law officer is to be in hell". Duties include supervising the Director of Public Prosecutions in both England and Wales and Northern Ireland, Supervising the Serious Fraud Office, DEFRA and other government departments with the authority to prosecute cases in court, advising the government, individual government departments and individual government ministers on legal matters, answering questions in Parliament and bringing "unduly lenient" sentences and points of law to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Since the passing of the Law Officers Act 1997 duties can be delegated to the Solicitor General, and any actions are treated as if they came from the Attorney General.
  • Attorney General for England and Wales (tilsvarer omtrent Regjeringsadvokaten i Norge - ikke å forveksle med Generaladvokaten) er den øverste juridiske rådgiver til Kronen i England og Wales. Han eller hun representerer monarken og regjeringen i retten i sivile saker, og har overoppsyn med påtalemyndigheten Crown Prosecution Service. Det er sistnevnte myndighet som normalt bringer straffesaker inn for domstolene og som prosederer dem der. I enkelte straffesaker der almene interesser blir berørt, kan tiltale ikke tas ut uten at Attorney General har gitt sitt samtykke. Fullmektig for Attorney General er Solicitor General for England and Wales. Begge embetene er politiske og innehaverne må være medlem av Parlamentet. Attorney General er vanligvis ikke medlem av Kabinettet, men innkalles for å gi juridiske råd.
  • Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, najwyższy z urzędników prawnych Korony, doradca prawny królowej i rządu oraz ich reprezenant przed sądami.
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  • Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in England and Wales. The current Attorney General is Baroness Scotland of Asthal, both the first female and first black Attorney General.
  • Attorney General for England and Wales (tilsvarer omtrent Regjeringsadvokaten i Norge - ikke å forveksle med Generaladvokaten) er den øverste juridiske rådgiver til Kronen i England og Wales. Han eller hun representerer monarken og regjeringen i retten i sivile saker, og har overoppsyn med påtalemyndigheten Crown Prosecution Service. Det er sistnevnte myndighet som normalt bringer straffesaker inn for domstolene og som prosederer dem der.
  • Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, najwyższy z urzędników prawnych Korony, doradca prawny królowej i rządu oraz ich reprezenant przed sądami.
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  • Attorney General for England and Wales
  • Attorney General for England and Wales
  • Prokuratorzy generalni Anglii i Walii
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