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From The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
  • New inquests to be held into the deaths of a civilian and 8 IRA men

    New inquests are to be held into the deaths of a civilian and 8 IRA men who died on 8 May 1987 at Loughgall, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, Jeremy Wright QC has announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Immunity guaranteed for whistleblowers in child sex abuse inquiry

    Individuals providing certain evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse can do so without fear of prosecution

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Attorney General statement on Syria consent case

    Reasons behind decision not to grant consent to prosecute 17-year-old

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

    Kevin McGinty has been appointed as the new Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Global Law Summit - Keynote Address

    The Attorney General's keynote speech to the Global Law Summit marking 800 years since Magna Carta

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Media Advisory

    Advice from the Attorney General not to identify victims in sexual offence cases

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attorney General appears before European Court of Human Rights

    AG argues a UN Security Council Resolution should trump the European Convention on Human Rights when a country expected to comply with both

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sweet and Maxwell Criminal Law Review conference

    Sweet & Maxwell conference celebrating the 60th Year of the Criminal Law Review

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • IBC Legal Conferences’ 8th Annual Social Media Law Conference

    A speech examiniming revenge pornography, internet trolling, freedom of speech and contempt of court in the digital age.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Rule of Law and the Future of the Sector

    Attorney General speech to London Law Expos on the UK’s long commitment to the Rule of Law

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Media Advisory Note

    Advice from the Attorney General that the Contempt of Court Act applies to all publicity around the arrests of Tarik Hassane.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attorney General’s keynote address to the 32nd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime on Tuesday 2 September 2014

    A speech given by the Attoreny General to the 32nd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime on

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement from the Attorney General's Office

    Decision in the unduly lenient sentence case of Rolf Harris

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Law Officers appointed

    The Prime Minister has appointed the Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP as Attorney General and Robert Buckland MP as Solicitor General

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £16 million Youth Engagement Fund promoted around the country

    The £16 million Youth Engagement Fund aims to improve young people's educational achievement and employability.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • North Wales boost as prison contract is awarded to Lend Lease

    Multi-million pound boost for north Wales as Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright announces that Lend Lease will build a new prison in Wrexham.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Compulsory lie detector tests for serious sex offenders

    The UK’s first school for training highly-skilled probation officers to become lie detector examiners is underway.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change in function for two prisons to help create a fit for purpose prison estate

    Littlehey and Lancaster Farms prisons are to change function to hold solely adult male prisoners as part of the Government’s ongoing plans to create an efficient prison estate, which can best meets the needs of the populatio…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prison Service Pay Review Body reports on prison pay

    The thirteenth report of the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) is being published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further funding boosts voluntary sector support

    Justice Minister Jeremy Wright announced that the pioneering Justice Data Lab pilot would be extended for a further year

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government