Leads on:

* Deputising for the Attorney General and responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates to her from time to time
* Providing support to the Attorney General in her superintendence of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office, the service prosecuting authorities, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office
* Civil litigation and advice on civil law matters, including charity and family issues
* Youth matters
* Vexatious litigants; nominations of Counsel; appointment of Counsel as Advocate to the Court
* Advice to the Committee on Standards and Privileges
* Specific responsibilities for some elements of the Government's Criminal Justice System targets.


Private Office to Vera Baird

* Telephone: 020 7271 2406
* Fax: 020 7271 2432
* Email: privateoffice@attorneygeneral.gsi.gov.uk