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AGO announces appointment of new Attorney General

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Published on: 26 October 2022

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LNB News 26/10/2022

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Issue Date: 26 October 2022

Published Date: 26 October 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has announced that the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, has appointed Victoria Prentis as Attorney General of England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland. The AGO has said the Attorney General will oversee the work of the Law Officers Departments and carries out a number of functions in the public interest. On her appointment, Prentis has said: ‘One of my first priorities is to continue the government’s work in rebuilding confidence in our justice system, particularly with victims.’

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