The Counsel General

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The Counsel General is the chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government and a senior law officer responsible for overseeing the legality of the government’s actions and legislation in Wales.

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The Counsel General canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh public office ⓘ
government legal office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Counsel General ⓘ
Counsel General to the Welsh Government ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Welsh Government ⓘ
appointedBy First Minister of Wales ⓘ
canBe member of the Senedd ⓘ
non‑member of the Senedd ⓘ
confirmedBy Senedd Cymru ⓘ
linked to: Senedd
country Wales ⓘ
createdBy Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
formationYear 2007 ⓘ
jurisdiction Wales ⓘ
legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
legalSystem law of Wales ⓘ
locatedIn Cardiff ⓘ
memberOf Welsh Government ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage cy ⓘ
en ⓘ
nominatedBy First Minister of Wales ⓘ
officeHolderRole chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government ⓘ
senior law officer of the Welsh Government ⓘ
officeType law officer ⓘ
ministerial office ⓘ
oversees Welsh Government Legal Service ⓘ
participatesIn Senedd proceedings on legal and constitutional matters ⓘ
partOf Welsh Government ⓘ
reportsTo First Minister of Wales ⓘ
Welsh Government ⓘ
responsibility advising Welsh Ministers on legal matters ⓘ
advising on devolution issues affecting Wales ⓘ
advising on human rights compliance of Welsh legislation ⓘ
considering references of Welsh Bills to the Supreme Court ⓘ
defending the legislative competence of the Senedd ⓘ
issuing legal guidance to Welsh Ministers ⓘ
overseeing the legality of Welsh legislation ⓘ
overseeing the legality of the Welsh Government’s actions ⓘ
representing the Welsh Government in legal proceedings ⓘ
scrutinising Welsh Government legislation for legal competence ⓘ
seat Cardiff ⓘ
style The Counsel General ⓘ
worksWith Attorney General for England and Wales ⓘ
Lord Chancellor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Counsel General for Wales → style → The Counsel General ⓘ
Counsel General for Wales → style → The Counsel General ⓘ
subject linked to: The Counsel General