PRESS RELEASE : New First Senior Treasury Counsel confirmed [January 2024]
The press release issued by the Attorney General’s Office on 17 January 2024.
Tom Little KC has been appointed as First Senior Treasury Counsel to the Crown, the Attorney General has today announced.
Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP, has announced the appointment which will come into effect on 1 April 2024.
Senior Treasury Counsel, who operate from the Central Criminal Court, prosecute some of the most complex cases in the country, advising and appearing on behalf of the Law Officers, other government departments, and principal prosecuting authorities.
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General in consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Tom Little KC takes over from Oliver Glasgow KC, who was appointed as First Senior Treasury Counsel in 2021.
The Attorney General Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP said:
I am delighted to announce that Tom Little KC will become First Senior Treasury Counsel to the Crown at the Central Criminal Court. Tom’s years of legal experience on some of the country’s most significant cases make him the ideal candidate to take on this crucial role.
He follows in the footsteps of Oliver Glasgow KC who I would like to thank for his valuable years of service in this important role.
Tom Little KC was appointed Junior Treasury Counsel in 2012, and Senior Treasury Counsel in 2017. He was Junior Counsel to the Crown between 2014 and 2018.
The title ‘Treasury Counsel’ derives from the days when all Crown Counsel at the Central Criminal Court were instructed by the Treasury Solicitor. That procedure was changed in 1908, and since then the Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed the permanent counsel there.
Treasury Counsel are appointed by the Attorney General. They are divided into two groups: Senior Treasury Counsel and Junior Treasury Counsel.
Tom Little KC, the next First Senior Treasury Counsel said:
I am honoured to be the appointed the next First Senior Treasury Counsel. Treasury Counsel play a vital role prosecuting the country’s highest profile cases. I look forward to building on Oliver Glasgow KC’s excellent work and along with all of the Treasury Counsel team representing the Law Officers, government departments, and principal prosecuting authorities.
