Government Legal Department

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executive agency government legal service

The Government Legal Department is the UK government’s principal provider of legal advice and representation to central government departments and agencies.

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Government Legal Department canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive agency ⓘ
government legal service ⓘ
abbreviation GLD ⓘ
client UK central government departments ⓘ
UK central government departments ⓘ
surface form: UK government agencies
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employerType civil service employer ⓘ
employs business support staff ⓘ
government lawyers ⓘ
paralegals ⓘ
function advising on the development of government policy ⓘ
conducting litigation on behalf of the government ⓘ
drafting and advising on legislation ⓘ
representing the government in domestic courts ⓘ
representing the government in international courts and tribunals ⓘ
headedBy Treasury Solicitor’s Department ⓘ
surface form: Treasury Solicitor
jurisdiction UK government ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom government
language English ⓘ
legalArea European Union legal order ⓘ
surface form: EU law

civil litigation ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
employment law ⓘ
public international law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legalStatus part of the UK Civil Service ⓘ
location London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
officeHeldBy Attorney General ⓘ
surface form: HM Procurator General

Head of the Government Legal Profession ⓘ
parentOrganization Cabinet Office ⓘ
predecessor Treasury Solicitor’s Department ⓘ
responsibility ensuring legality of government actions ⓘ
managing legal risk for central government ⓘ
supporting the rule of law in government decision‑making ⓘ
role principal provider of legal advice to UK central government ⓘ
provider of legal representation to UK central government ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serviceType advisory services ⓘ
legal advice ⓘ
legal representation ⓘ
litigation services ⓘ
shortName GLD ⓘ
website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-legal-department ⓘ
worksWith Attorney General’s Office (AGO) ⓘ
surface form: Attorney General’s Office

Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ
UK government departments’ in‑house legal teams ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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Attorney General for England and Wales → oversees → Government Legal Department ⓘ
Treasury Solicitor (through Government Legal Department) → operatesThrough → Government Legal Department ⓘ
subject surface form: Treasury Solicitor
Treasury Solicitor (through Government Legal Department) → oversees → Government Legal Department ⓘ
subject surface form: Treasury Solicitor
Treasury Solicitor (through Government Legal Department) → employer → Government Legal Department ⓘ
subject surface form: Treasury Solicitor
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) → oversees → Government Legal Department ⓘ
The Solicitor General → worksWith → Government Legal Department ⓘ
subject surface form: Solicitor General for England and Wales
Treasury Solicitor’s Department → replacedBy → Government Legal Department ⓘ
Treasury Solicitor’s Department → dissolvedInto → Government Legal Department ⓘ
GLD → standsFor → Government Legal Department ⓘ
UK Government Law Officers → overseesBody → Government Legal Department ⓘ