Attorney General's Treasury Counsel
Treasury Counsel are specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country.
Applies to England and Wales
Overview
Treasury Counsel are a team of specialist advocates who prosecute many of the most serious and complex cases in the country.
Treasury Counsel advise and appear on behalf of the Law Officers – the Attorney General and Solicitor General – government departments and the principal prosecuting authorities (the CPS and SFO).
Role of the Law Officers
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General through fair and open competition, in consultation with the Treasury Counsel Committee and the Director of Public Prosecutions. Recruitment campaigns are run by the CPS.
First Senior Treasury Counsel
- Tom Little KC, Deka Chambers
Senior Treasury Counsel
- Deanna Heer KC, 5 Paper Buildings
- Paul Jarvis, 6 King’s Bench Walk
- William Emlyn Jones KC, 3 Raymond Buildings
- Jocelyn Ledward KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Louise Oakley, 5 King’s Bench Walk
- Jonathan Polnay KC, 5 King’s Bench Walk
Junior Treasury Counsel
- Kerry Broome, QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Julia Faure-Walker, 2 Hare Court
- Nicholas Hearn, Furnival Chambers
- Ben Holt, 5 King’s Bench Walk
- Ben Lloyd, 6 KBW College Hill
- Philip McGhee, QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Catherine Pattison, 5 King’s Bench Walk
- Sarah Przybylska, 2 Hare Court
- Peter Ratliff, 6 KBW College Hill
- Alistair Richardson, 6 KBW College Hill
- Fiona Robertson , 2 Hare Court
Equality and diversity
The Attorney General operates an equal opportunities policy in relation to the appointment of Treasury Counsel. The assessment process emphasises the importance of making recommendations for appointment on the basis of demonstrable skills.
The Attorney General welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), and sexual orientation.
The Attorney General is committed to greater diversity of Treasury Counsel in order to better reflect the society they serve, to ensure the very best are selected for this position and to maximise the breadth and depth of talent in the cadre.
Point of contact
For further information about Treasury Counsel, including details of the appointments process available on CPS website.
For information on the recruitment process, email [email protected].
For any other AGO queries, email [email protected].
Updates to this page
Published 15 June 2021Last updated 28 January 2022 + show all updates
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Updated list of Senior Treasury Counsel
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First published.