Advocate General for Northern Ireland

Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Advocate General for Northern Ireland link; (civil servant)
Start	April 2010
Website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office
	Created as a separate office upon the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 12 April 2010

civil servant

The Advocate General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the British Government on Northern Ireland law and the post is held by the Attorney General for England and Wales by virtue of that office. The Advocate General was created as a separate office upon the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 12 April 2010.

Unlike the Advocate General for Scotland, the position is not supported by a distinct government department. Instead, that support is provided by the civil law and Northern Ireland section within the Attorney General's Office at Westminster.

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