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Scotland. If such changes were implemented by the Scottish Government to amend the post, it could see that the Lord Advocate continues as the head of Scotland's prosecution service, whilst no longer attending cabinet meetings of the Scottish Government. As a result, the responsibility of principal legal adviser to the Scottish Government would subsequently pass to the Solicitor General for Scotland who would be required to attend cabinet meetings when necessary.
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Advocate, the Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the senior legal advisors to the government in Scotland. Whilst the Solicitor General for Scotland supports the Lord Advocate in their functions, the Solicitor General may also exercise their statutory and common law powers
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messages not being handed over by senior government officials for investigation. Yousaf claimed that it "was his understanding" that all messages required had been handed over for scrutiny during the inquiry, but had confirmed "if there are any concerns raised they will be fully investigated and I
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allows for the amendment of both the Lord
Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland's post and functions which would allow the Scottish Government to separate the roles of both prosecutor and the principal government adviser between the two law officer posts – the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor
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and the subsequent issues this case caused, considering the Lord
Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland is expected to conduct their duties independent of the government. A consultation of Scottish lawyers in 2021 found an overwhelming majority of those asked were in favour of the Lord
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Solicitor General for Scotland is the deputy to the Lord Advocate, and assists the incumbent Lord Advocate in carrying out the duties of their post. Like the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General is a member of the Scottish Government and one of the
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In 2021, there were calls for the
Scottish Government to review the post of Lord Advocate in its current form, which sees the post holder being the principal legal adviser to the Scottish Government as well as serving as the head of the prosecution's system in Scotland. The
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ended this in an attempt to "de-politicise the post". Both the Lord
Advocate and Solicitor General remain members of the Scottish Government as the two senior law officers, and may still attend cabinet meetings if legal issues are expected to arise.
290:, since June 2021. The appointment of both Charteris and Bain to the posts of Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate respectively marks the first time that the two senior law officers in Scotland has been held by women at the same time.
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in Scotland. The Solicitor General is a member of the
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will ask the solicitor general to investigate them."
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151:His Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland
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1665:. 26 February 1924. pp. 291–292.
177:. They are also responsible for the
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96:Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation
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1885:. 21 September 1945. p. 323.
1765:. 17 November 1931. p. 1226.
1685:. 18 November 1924. p. 1439.
1625:. 17 November 1922. p. 1779.
1465:. 19 December 1905. p. 1313.
1322:. Scottish Legal News. 9 May 2023
282:The current Solicitor General is
159:Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba
34:Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba
1825:. 3 December 1935. p. 1021.
1545:. 4 November 1913. p. 1143.
1525:. 8 December 1911. p. 1293.
1485:. 19 February 1909. p. 173.
1445:. 20 October 1905. p. 1001.
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2105:. 7 November 1972. p. 993.
2065:. 7 November 1967. p. 887.
2045:. 29 October 1965. p. 713.
2025:. 23 October 1964. p. 671.
1945:. 9 November 1951. p. 565.
1925:. 31 October 1947. p. 453.
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2125:. 26 March 1974. p. 3898.
1965:. 14 January 1955. p. 19.
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1389:"Our leadership and structure"
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213:. Since their transfer to the
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2005:. 28 April 1964. p. 271.
1905:. 28 March 1947. p. 123.
1645:. 13 April 1923. p. 579.
1605:. 11 July 1922. p. 5193.
1585:. 21 March 1922. p. 511.
1565:. 2 April 1920. p. 1008.
1505:. 26 April 1910. p. 444.
1218:. Health and Safety Executive
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269:government of Nicola Sturgeon
227:Advocate General for Scotland
2355:Colonisation of the Americas
2085:. 30 June 1970. p. 567.
1865:. 13 June 1941. p. 305.
1845:. 3 July 1936. p. 4225.
1745:. 21 June 1929. p. 650.
1705:. 1 January 1926. p. 1.
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1985:. 17 May 1960. p. 295.
1805:. 17 May 1935. p. 424.
1725:. 7 May 1929. p. 3007.
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884:July 1922 – November 1922:
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775:Moir Tod Stormonth Darling
428:Robert Dundas, the younger
312:First Minister of Scotland
271:and Sturgeon's successor,
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389:Robert Dundas, the elder
377:John Carnegie of Boyseck
211:Her Majesty's Government
165:, and the deputy of the
82:Law officer of the Crown
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3312:Free Church of Scotland
2599:International relations
1346:Law Society of Scotland
1270:. BBC News. 24 May 2021
1202:The Scottish Parliament
716:Andrew Rutherfurd-Clark
487:* & Alexander Wight
229:. Until 2007, both the
65:since 22 June 2021
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2589:Great Seal of Scotland
383:Sir James Steuart, Bt.
371:Sir James Steuart, Bt.
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2657:Members of Parliament
2584:Deputy First Minister
2422:Anglo-Scottish border
2390:Industrial Revolution
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2102:The Edinburgh Gazette
2082:The Edinburgh Gazette
2062:The Edinburgh Gazette
2042:The Edinburgh Gazette
2022:The Edinburgh Gazette
2002:The Edinburgh Gazette
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1021:James Graham Leechman
969:Sir David King Murray
273:the Yousaf government
263:HM Advocate v Salmond
197:Until 1999, when the
120:on the advice of the
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2330:Wars of Independence
1016:* (April to October)
951:Thomas Mackay Cooper
873:Charles David Murray
866:Thomas Brash Morison
523:Alexander Maconochie
221:has been advised on
2923:International trade
2477:Mountains and hills
2385:Highland Clearances
2360:Glorious Revolution
2325:Davidian Revolution
2272:Outline of Scotland
1296:. Press and Journal
1238:"Solicitor General"
931:John Charles Watson
905:John Charles Fenton
781:Sir Charles Pearson
215:Scottish Government
199:Scottish Parliament
171:Scottish Government
131:£115,700 per annum
3280:Church of Scotland
3072:Royal National Mòd
3010:Education Scotland
2783:Scots property law
2778:College of Justice
2687:Secretary of State
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2380:Lowland Clearances
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2122:The London Gazette
1842:The London Gazette
1722:The London Gazette
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353:William Carmichael
219:British Government
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