The Government Legal Department (GLD) is playing a central role in delivering some of the most significant changes to society — spanning major international deals, landmark employment reforms and a generational transformation of housing law.
GLD’s Business Plan 2026-27 details how the department’s 3,900-strong workforce of lawyers and legal professionals will this year provide legal support across a wide range of legislation and major government priorities. From finalising the US/UK Economic Prosperity Deal to implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025 and supporting the government’s programme to build 1.5 million new homes, GLD lawyers will work on providing the legal foundation for policies that affect millions of people.
GLD’s Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, published alongside this Business Plan, sets out the department’s performance in full.
Douglas Wilson KC (Hon) OBE, Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary, said:
GLD’s lawyers and legal professionals serve the elected government of the day and are at the heart of addressing some of the most difficult issues in a generation in the UK and across the globe. We bring a unique cross-government perspective to work that shapes policy, upholds the rule of law, and makes a real difference to people’s lives.
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