The Counsel General

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Welsh public office government legal office

The Counsel General is the chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government and a senior law officer responsible for overseeing the legality of the government’s actions and legislation in Wales.

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Label	Occurrences
The Counsel General canonical	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Welsh public office ⓘ government legal office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Counsel General ⓘ Counsel General for Wales ⓘ surface form: Counsel General to the Welsh Government
appliesToJurisdiction	Welsh Government ⓘ
appointedBy	First Minister of Wales ⓘ
canBe	member of the Senedd ⓘ non‑member of the Senedd ⓘ
confirmedBy	Senedd ⓘ surface form: Senedd Cymru
country	Wales ⓘ
createdBy	Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
formationYear	2007 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Wales ⓘ
legalBasis	Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
legalSystem	law of Wales ⓘ
locatedIn	Cardiff ⓘ
memberOf	Welsh Government ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	cy ⓘ en ⓘ
nominatedBy	First Minister of Wales ⓘ
officeHolderRole	chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government ⓘ senior law officer of the Welsh Government ⓘ
officeType	law officer ⓘ ministerial office ⓘ
oversees	Welsh Government civil service ⓘ surface form: Welsh Government Legal Service
participatesIn	Senedd proceedings on legal and constitutional matters ⓘ
partOf	Welsh Government ⓘ
reportsTo	First Minister of Wales ⓘ Welsh Government ⓘ
responsibility	advising Welsh Ministers on legal matters ⓘ advising on devolution issues affecting Wales ⓘ advising on human rights compliance of Welsh legislation ⓘ considering references of Welsh Bills to the Supreme Court ⓘ defending the legislative competence of the Senedd ⓘ issuing legal guidance to Welsh Ministers ⓘ overseeing the legality of Welsh legislation ⓘ overseeing the legality of the Welsh Government’s actions ⓘ representing the Welsh Government in legal proceedings ⓘ scrutinising Welsh Government legislation for legal competence ⓘ
seat	Cardiff ⓘ
style	The Counsel General self-linksurface differs ⓘ
worksWith	Attorney General for England and Wales ⓘ Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ surface form: Lord Chancellor

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Counsel General for Wales → style → The Counsel General ⓘ

The Counsel General → style → The Counsel General self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Counsel General for Wales