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Scottish Government's legal advice on the Salmond investigation. The Scottish Government claims that the advice shows that there was no malicious intent against Salmond; opposition parties claim that it shows the Scottish Government handled the investigation into Salmond
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28 August 2018 report on the allegations against
Salmond as a potentially-unlawful leak of information, after investigations by the Scottish Government and the information commissioner failed to establish how the newspaper obtained the information. The investigation is codenamed Operation
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Scottish Government about Alex Salmond's conduct, dating back to when he was First Minister in December 2013. An internal inquiry is established and Judith McKinnon is appointed Investigating Officer
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Pentland orders the independent review of redacted Scottish Government documents, which Salmond's legal team claims show that Scottish Government staff were in contact with Salmond's accusers as early as December 2017, in violation of Civil Service
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Scottish Government for damages over the actions of Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans, saying that she had failed to take responsibility for the mishandling of harassment complaints against
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1375:"Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape"
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to investigate the Scottish Government’s handling of the affair.
1966:"New external system for complaints against Scottish ministers"
1522:"Scottish government misses Alex Salmond legal advice deadline"
1677:"Nicola Sturgeon 'refutes' MP's claims about Alex Salmond row"
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1807:"Sturgeon survives Holyrood confidence vote over Salmond row"
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Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
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962:"Salmond and Sturgeon: What is the controversy all about?"
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The judicial review convenes in court for the first time,
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Grafton-Green, Patrick; Tobin, Olivia (24 January 2019).
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Operation Newbiggin concludes with no police action.
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