Richard Cornish: Chief Operating Officer, Government Legal Department

Richard Cornish is Chief Operating Officer of Government Legal Department, a non-ministerial department, according to the body's own published list.

Body: Government Legal Department
Role: Chief Operating Officer
Official profile: gov.uk
Source: Government Legal Department - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Richard Cornish

GOV.UK publishes no direct contact details for Richard Cornish in its list. Use the official profile page:

Official profile: gov.uk

Who leads Government Legal Department

Caroline Croft Director General, Employment with Social Policy Group
Sarah Goom Director General, Commercial with Trade and International

All 10 people of Government Legal Department.

Where Government Legal Department sits in the ladder of power

See UK public bodies.

Where this comes from

Government Legal Department - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by GOV.UK. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the body changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.