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13 May 2019
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Lucy Frazer QC MP

Frazer takes the reins as solicitor general

Lucy Frazer QC MP has been appointed as the next solicitor general.

Formerly serving as parliamentary under-secretary of state for justice, Lucy, who is MP for South East Cambridgeshire, takes over the role of solicitor general from Robert Buckland QC MP. She will oversee the work of the Law Officers Departments—including the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office—and the Government Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, alongside attorney general Geoffrey Cox QC MP.

Lucy commented: ‘I am delighted to be appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales. I look forward to working with the Attorney General to play my part in making law and politics work together at the heart of the UK constitution.

‘I want to thank my predecessor, Robert Buckland, for leaving me with such a strong record to build upon, especially in areas such as Public Legal Education, and the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.

‘I am proud to be joining the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), a unique and historic government department which has the highest staff engagement score in central Government.’

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