Attorney General’s Office

5 August 2008

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill recently published its report on the Bill. You can read this and also access notes on past oral and written evidence sessions here.

3 July 2008

Today the Justice Secretary Jack Straw marked the anniversary of the Governance of Britain with a statement to the House of Commons in which he set out the progress made in meeting the objectives of the programme.  He said that in July last year the Prime Minister outlined steps toward further constitutional reform to renew our democracy, building a [...]

24 June 2008

The Justice Select Committee has published a report on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill focusing on the role of the Attorney General. You can access the report here

5 June 2008

The Justice Committee of the House of Commons have announced that they will hold an evidence session on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill on 10 June at 4.15 pm in the Grimond Room in Portcullis House.  Witnesses include Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Attorney General.  More information can be found here.  

25 March 2008

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced new proposals to give Parliament more power to hold the government to account and strengthen its relationship with the people. A White Paper, draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and analysis of consultation responses were published today following a statement in the House of Commons. The documents can be found here. Any [...]

25 July 2007

The Attorney General’s Office launches a consultation on the Role of the Attorney General.