Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the readout of the Cabinet meeting by the Prime Minister's spokesman on 24 May 2022, who conducted the review into the performance of the Government Legal Department; what the terms of reference were for that review; and whether a copy of the review findings will be laid before Parliament.

The Attorney General commissioned a review into the Government Legal Department in October 2020. This was an internal review and as such it is not suitable for publication.

The Legal Risk Guidance is a fundamental document lawyers in government use in all aspects of their work. It was recently refreshed in light of the collective experience of Ministers and lawyers of its practical application.

The updated guidance will be published shortly.

The previous version is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-note-on-legal-risk