Counsel General

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Welsh Government ministerial office law officer public office in Wales

The Counsel General is the Welsh Government’s chief legal adviser and a senior law officer responsible for representing and advising Wales on legal matters.

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Label	Occurrences
Counsel General canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Welsh Government ministerial office ⓘ law officer ⓘ public office in Wales ⓘ
advises	First Minister of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Government departments NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Ministers on legislative proposals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Counsel General for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	First Minister of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
canRefer	Acts of Senedd Cymru to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Government of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Law officers of the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Government positions ⓘ
confirmedBy	Senedd Cymru NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Wales ⓘ
hasStyle	Counsel General for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Welsh ⓘ
legalAuthority	Government of Wales Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem	law of England and Wales ⓘ
locatedIn	Cardiff ⓘ
memberOf	Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHolderOf	Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeType	cabinet-level legal office ⓘ
partOf	Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Attorney General for England and Wales (for many Welsh matters before devolution) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	First Minister of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	advice on devolution issues affecting Wales ⓘ considering references to the Supreme Court on Welsh legislation ⓘ ensuring Welsh legislation is within devolved competence ⓘ oversight of Welsh Government legal services ⓘ protecting the rule of law in the exercise of Welsh Government powers ⓘ representing the public interest in certain legal matters in Wales ⓘ
role	adviser on legislative competence of Senedd Cymru Acts ⓘ adviser on the legality of Welsh Government actions ⓘ chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government ⓘ legal representative of the Welsh Government ⓘ provider of legal advice to Welsh Ministers ⓘ representative of the Welsh Government in legal proceedings ⓘ senior law officer for Wales ⓘ
scopeOfWork	civil law matters involving the Welsh Government ⓘ constitutional and devolution issues in Wales ⓘ public law issues affecting Wales ⓘ
seat	Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	Attorney General for England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The Counsel General → alsoKnownAs → Counsel General ⓘ

subject surface form: Counsel General for Wales