Guidance

Attorney General's Guidance on Legal Risk

This guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.

From:
Attorney General's Office
Published
2 August 2022
Last updated
8 November 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Attorney General's Legal Risk Guidance

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As civil servants, the job of government lawyers is to advise Ministers, and to help them in their overarching duty to comply with the law.

This Attorney General’s Guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession. It provides guidance on how to make advice practical, meaningful and focused on finding solutions.

Updates to this page

Published 2 August 2022
Last updated 8 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. This page has been updated to include the new legal risk guidance.

  2. First published.

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