The Prime Minister has appointed CBE MP as Solicitor General
for England and Wales.
With the Attorney General, the Solicitor General oversees the
work of the Law Officers’ Departments, which include the Crown
Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, the Government
Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
The Solicitor General also carries out a number of functions in
the public interest—such as considering whether to refer unduly
lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal—and taking action when
there has been a contempt of court. These functions are carried
out independently of the Solicitor’s role as a Government
minister.
Commenting on his appointment, the Solicitor General, CBE MP, said:
I am honoured to have been appointed as Solicitor General for
England and Wales.
One of my first priorities is to continue the Government’s work
in rebuilding confidence in our criminal justice
system—particularly for victims.
I look forward to working with the Attorney General, Government
lawyers and the Civil Service to play my part in making the law
and politics work together at the heart of the UK constitution.
Notes
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CBE was appointed as
Solicitor General on 7 July 2022 by the Prime Minister.
- Edward was elected as MP for Eddisbury in 2019, having
previously served as MP for Crewe & Nantwich from 2008 to
2017.
He has also served as:
- Minister of State for Vulnerable Children & Families at
the Department for Education (2016 to 2017)
- Minster of State for Children & Families (2015 to 2016)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children &
Families (2012 to 2015)
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary (2010
to 2012)
- Chair of CAFCASS (2018 to 2019)
- Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (2018
to 2020)
And was also:
- A member of the Children, Schools & Families Select
Committee
- A member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Adoption
& Fostering and Looked-after Children & Care Leavers
- Vice Chairman of the Runaway & Missing Children Group
