Attorney General's Office
Ellie Reeves has been Attorney General since 20 July 2026, according to the UK Parliament Members API. HM Treasury's PESA 2026 records total departmental expenditure limits of £982 million in 2025-26, with plans of £1.2 billion for 2026-27. In 2025-26 prices, the department's total DEL was £828 million in 2021-22 and £982 million in 2025-26. The Cabinet Office's Civil Service Statistics 2026 count 12,405 civil servants (11,360 a year earlier) at 31 March 2026, by headcount. The median salary of its civil servants was £55,980, and 68.9% of those whose sex is recorded were women.
Spending
| Financial year | Total DEL | Resource DEL | Capital DEL | Administration budget | Total managed expenditure | Total DEL, 2025-26 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 outturn | £682 million | £674 million | £8 million | £33 million | £702 million | £828 million |
| 2022-23 outturn | £771 million | £741 million | £29 million | £39 million | £800 million | £874 million |
| 2023-24 outturn | £880 million | £841 million | £38 million | £50 million | £932 million | £947 million |
| 2024-25 outturn | £936 million | £868 million | £68 million | £37 million | £973 million | £969 million |
| 2025-26 outturn | £982 million | £927 million | £55 million | £46 million | £1.0 billion | £982 million |
| 2026-27 plans | £1.2 billion | £1.1 billion | £84 million | £69 million | £1.2 billion | £1.2 billion |
| 2027-28 plans | £1.2 billion | £1.1 billion | £56 million | £66 million | £1.2 billion | £1.1 billion |
| 2028-29 plans | £1.3 billion | £1.1 billion | £217 million | £63 million | £1.4 billion | £1.3 billion |
Source: HM Treasury, PESA 2026, Chapter 1. What DEL and total managed expenditure cover.
Civil service staff
| Measure | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Headcount | 12,405 | 11,360 |
| Full-time equivalent | 11,670 | 10,650 |
| Median salary | £55,980 | – |
| Women, % of known sex | 68.9% | – |
| Responsibility level | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Senior Civil Service | 370 |
| Grade 6 or Grade 7 | 5,920 |
| Senior or Higher Executive Officer | 1,995 |
| Executive Officer | 2,410 |
| Administrative Assistant or Administrative Officer | 1,710 |
| With an unreported grade | 0 |
| Organisation | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Attorney General's Office | 65 |
| Crown Prosecution Service | 8,315 |
| HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate | 30 |
| Government Legal Department | 3,390 |
| Serious Fraud Office | 610 |
Source: Civil Service Statistics 2026 and 2025, Cabinet Office.
Secretary of State
Ellie Reeves (Labour, MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich) has held the post of Attorney General since 20 July 2026. UK Parliament: career · Ellie Reeves's record in Parliament
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Sources
- HM Treasury: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 1 tables · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
0e88d4904e74… - Cabinet Office: Civil Service Statistics 2026, statistical tables · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
d10012973a8f… - Cabinet Office: Civil Service Statistics 2025, statistical tables · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
a72891098003… - UK Parliament Members API: government posts · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
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