Bio Member of Parliament for Northampton North; HM Attorney General for England and Wales. Northampton North residents please email for a response.
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Twitter Web App : Harriet HarmanMichael EllisCentre for Women's JusticeWe Can't Consent To ThisVera Baird DBE QCMark GarnierRobert BucklandJulie BindelJess Phillips MP . Thank you for your tweet. We will be considering this case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The Law Officers have 28 days from sentencing to consider the case and make a decision on whether to refer Sam Pybus' sentence to the Court of Appeal.
Twitter Web App : Comment from the law pages of this morning's The Times from the Attorney General, Michael Ellis: thetimes.co.uk/article/right-… And get The Brief -- analysis straight to your in-box every Thursday.
Twitter Web App : The Attorney General visited the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) to hear more about the role it plays in rehabilitating Service personnel. The MCTC is the only corrective training centre for servicemen and women sentenced to periods of detention but is not a prison.
Twitter Web App : The Attorney General met colleagues at the National Crime Agency (NCA) today to learn more about their work, especially their national cybercrime unit and their activities to combat child sexual exploitation.
Twitter Web App : Attorney General Michael Ellis speaks to @counselmagazine about his journey from Northampton’s criminal bar to the Cabinet table.
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Twitter Web App : 'The right to a fair trial is both central to our justice system and the rule of law. The rules around contempt of court exist to protect that right.'
Read Attorney GeneralMichael Ellis's blog on tackling contempt of court on social media: barcouncil.org.uk/resource/guest…
Twitter Web App : The Attorney General today chaired the virtual British Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference, discussing the rule of law and administration of justice in the Territories, the impact of COVID on their justice systems and mental health provision among other things.
Twitter Web App : Today the Attorney General met some of the 360 new apprentices from across England and Wales who joined the CPS during the pandemic in order to find out more about their work.
Twitter Web App : The Attorney General has asked the Law Commission to look at the issue of breaches of reporting restrictions including those relating to naming victims of sexual offences, child victims and other vulnerable victims, as part of their potential review into contempt of court.
Twitter Web App : The Attorney General attended a virtual all staff event with Government Legal Department today, where he thanked staff for their continuing work to provide high quality legal support for the implementation of the Government’s agenda.
Twitter Web App : My Office has launched a campaign, called #ThinkBeforeYouPost, to promote awareness of the risks of ill-judged posts. It is critical that that evidence is tested before a jury, and not in the court of public opinion. #AGQuestions
Twitter Web App : #ThinkBeforeYouPost something online – is there a chance that what you’re writing could influence a jury? Will it put the victim in danger? Will it stop the trial from being fair? Will it harm the jury’s ability to decide based on the evidence they hear in court?
Twitter Web App : Everyone is innocent until proven guilty and everyone deserves a fair trial. It is vital a jury makes a decision based on the evidence presented in court and not on information from the news or online. Do you know what you can and can’t post online? #ThinkBeforeYouPost
Twitter Web App : We would like to remind anyone reporting or commenting on the Sarah Everard case to be aware of the law on Contempt of Court. The same rules apply to you as they do to journalists. #ThinkBeforeYouPost Further info can be found on our website 👇gov.uk/contempt-of-co…
Twitter Web App : Aaron McWilliams has had his prison term increased after the Attorney General, the Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP, referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
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Twitter Web App : In a recent case that I conducted myself in the Court of Appeal, the offender’s sentence for extremely violent domestic abuse was increased from nine years to 15 years #AGQuestions
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Twitter Web App : The Attorney General visited the Permanent Joint Headquarters Defence Operations 🇬🇧 today where he met military personnel and colleagues from UK Civil Service to discuss how overseas military operations are planned and controlled.
Twitter Web App : Attorney General, The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP has commented on the appointment of Douglas Wilson OBE as Director General and Head of the Attorney General’s Office
