In that piece, you allege that our department of public relations is 'unhelpful... intrasiegent', and that the head is 'an individual who has no interest whatsoever in releasing information even on the most mundane of issues'. The editor is of course entitled to his opinion on this matter, and is free to publish it wherever he may wish in his paper. I must, however, express my surprise at the fact that he chose to do this without sending a written appeal to me as head of the AGC, about the conduct of our PRO, or use the complaints procedure available on our website.
On a general note, it should be understood that my office for the most part does not primarily deal with, or interact directly with the public in the same way that other government ministries and departments do. It deals primarily with prosecuting criminal cases, providing legal advice to government departments, including representing them in matters that often end up in court, some of which are settled out-of-court.
