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The Attorney General does not have investigatory powers.

We strive to answer all correspondence that falls within the remit of the
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Dear Mr Biddle,

Thank you for your FOI request to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

The AGO will respond to your request within the deadline requirement of
the FOIA legislation.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
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Dear Mr Biddle,

The AGO is seeking clarification to your Freedom of Information request
dated 16 January 2022.

It may be helpful if I explain that the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
gives individuals and organisations the right of access to all types of
recorded information held, at the time the request is received, by public
authorities such as the Attorney General's Office (AGO). Section 1(3) of
the Act outlines that where a public authority reasonably requires further
information in order to identify and locate the information requested and
has informed the applicant of that requirement, the authority is not
obliged to comply unless it is supplied with that further information.

It appears some words are missing from your request and I wanted to
clarify with you what information you are looking for in parts 2a and 2b
of your request.

Please can you confirm if you are content for us to interpret these parts
of your request as follows:

2a) Any communications or correspondence since 2017, either written by or
sent to the Attorney General, Solicitor General or Director General of the
Attorney General's Office, regarding the Attorney General's Office’s
relationship with Stonewall.

2b) Any communications or correspondence since 2015, either written by or
sent to the Attorney General, Solicitor General or Director General of the
Attorney General's Office, regarding the Attorney General's Office’s
statements, public announcements or press statements

regarding LGBT+ policy and/or internal Attorney General's Office policies
towards LGBT+ staff.

Please be aware that the 20 day deadline for response will start from the
date on which your clarification is received. That said, we will still of
course endeavour to respond sooner if we are able to. If we do not receive
clarification on this point within the next two months your request will
be considered closed.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
E: [1][AGO request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
 
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Thank you for contacting the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

Please note the Attorney General provides legal advice to the government
and is unable to give legal advice, assistance or support to individuals.
The Attorney General does not have investigatory powers.

We strive to answer all correspondence that falls within the remit of the
AGO within 20 days. However, we are unable to reply to matters that do not
fall within the responsibility of the department.

Please note that, although the Attorney General superintends the Crown
Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and Government
Legal Department (GLD), these departments are operationally independent
and the Attorney General’s Office is unable to intervene in individual
cases or comment on any active proceedings.

Unduly Lenient Sentence Referrals

If you have contacted our office regarding a sentence you feel is too low,
please ensure you have provided us with all the information we require.
Full details can be found at the following link:

[1]https://www.gov.uk/ask-crown-court-sente...

If you are the victim in the case in question, or a close family member of
the victim, you can expect to be informed of the outcome of your referral.
Due to the large number of referrals we receive, we unfortunately cannot
guarantee a response to referrals made by those without such a connection
to the case.

Other Matters

If your correspondence is in relation to:

Coronavirus / COVID-19 issues – please refer to the regularly updated
guidance at [2]https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) matters or complaints – please contact the
CPS: [3]https://www.cps.gov.uk/ or refer to the CPS complaints procedure:
[4]https://www.cps.gov.uk/feedback-and-comp...

Serious Fraud Office (SFO) matters or complaints – please contact the SFO:
[5]https://www.sfo.gov.uk/ or refer to the SFO complaints procedure:
[6]https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/guid...

Government Legal Department (GLD) matters or complaints – please contact
the GLD:
[7]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
or refer to the GLD complaints procedure:
[8]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

Courts, judges or sentencing policy – please contact the Ministry of
Justice:
[9]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

Police – please contact the Home Office:
[10]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...

You may wish to redirect your correspondence to another department that
has responsibility for the issue you have raised.

More information about the role of the AGO can be found at our website:
[11]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati....

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Dear Mr Biddle,

Thank you for your FOI request to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

The AGO will respond to your request within the deadline requirement of
the FOIA legislation.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
E: [1][AGO request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
 
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Dear Mr Biddle,

Please see the attached AGO response to your FOI request dated 10 April
2022.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

FOI Officer
E: [1][AGO request email]
T: 020 7271 2492
 
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