§ 17. Mr. Hoggasked the Attorney-General, whether any particular instructions are issued to counsel prosecuting on behalf of Government departments to press for prison or any other specific sentences; and if he will give an assurance that the long-standing tradition of the Bar touching the duties of prosecuting will be respected.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI am not aware of any case in which counsel prosecuting on behalf of a Government Department has been given instructions that are not in accordance with the well-established traditions of the Bar in these matters, and I hope that members of both branches of the profession will bring any such cases to my attention.