Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 50518

Government Departments: Legal Opinion

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45656 on Government Departments: Legal Opinion, for what reason changes were made to the previous edition; and if she will publish the previous edition.

Answer

Lucy Rigby

In November 2024, the Attorney General issued amended guidance for assessing legal risk across government to raise standards for calibrating legality and to ensure government lawyers can give full and frank advice to the Government.The updated legal risk ...

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