About us
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Director: David Seymour
Contact us
Write to:
The Home Office
Legal Adviser's Branch
Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DT
Tel: 020 7035 1371 (Please note that we cannot provide legal advice to the public.)
Fax: 0870 336 9006
It also provides the following services:
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drafting secondary legislation within agreed timetables
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providing legal advice to ministers and officials
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dealing effectively with domestic litigation, European Court of Human Rights cases, and European Court of Justice cases
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addressing other legal issues, both domestic and international
The same services are provided for the Northern Ireland Office.
Key Staff:
Deputy Legal Adviser: Steven Bramley
Deputy Legal Adviser: Harry Carter
UK Border Agency, Immigration and International: Matthew Smith (Team Leader)
UK Border Agency, Border Enforcement and Citizenship: Nick Fussell (Team Leader)
UK Border Agency, Simplification Project: Sally Weston (Team Leader)
Commercial and Employment: Robert Messenger (Team Leader)
European Union: Emma Hopkins (Team Leader)
Identity and Passport Service and Corporate Projects: Anderw Miller (Team Leader)
Policing and Crime Reduction: Lucan Herberg (Team Leader)
