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UK: Constitutional Affairs Committee report on "Constitutional Role of the Attorney General"

01 July 2007

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Constitutional Role of the Attorney General (pdf)

"Our Report identifies inherent tensions in combining ministerial and political functions, on the one hand, and the provision of independent legal advice and superintendence of the prosecution services, on the other hand, within one office....

the office’s role in three particular controversial matters have highlighted further concerns: advice on the legality of invading Iraq; potential prosecutions in the "cash for honours" case; and the decision to halt investigations by the Serious Fraud Office into BAE Systems....

We therefore recommend that the current duties of the Attorney General be split in two: the purely legal functions should be carried out by an official who is outside party political life; the ministerial duties should be carried out by a minister in the Ministry of Justice."

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