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In conversation with Geoffrey Cox QC MP

The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP to discuss the role of the attorney general.

The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP to discuss the role of the attorney general.

He was talking to Bronwen Maddox, director of the Institute for Government followed by an opportunity for audience Q&A.

The attorney general is chief legal adviser to the Crown, as well as overseeing the Law Officers’ departments, which include the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office. He is principal legal adviser on questions of international law, human rights and devolution issues; and considers legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the government.

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Topic
Ministers Parliament and the constitution
Keywords
Criminal justice
Political party
Conservative
Administration
May government Johnson government
Department
Attorney General's Office
Publisher
Institute for Government

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