Select Committee on Public Administration Second Report

PATTERN OF ANSWERS LIST FOR SESSION 1998-99

ATTORNEY GENERAL

no	date	Subject	Comment	qno	col.
1	21.4	Client confidentiality	CPS acting in extradition case as private client lawyer for foreign government; details of discussions withheld	81225	595
2	24.5	Legal advice	All legal advice taken by HM Government subject to legal privilege and confidential; and 20.7 [92184](including the fact that advice has been sought)	85076	21
3	24.6	Documents subject to court disclosure	Witness statements disclosed by the Attorney General in a case are subject to legal professional privilege: and see 24.6 [88018] for other documents previously disclosed by the Attorney General for the purposes of proceedings before a Tribunal	88017	449

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Prepared 17 January 2001