Judges Call for Lord Advocate to Be Stripped of Powers Lack of Independence Leads to Choking of the Courts Justice
Sunday Herald › November 06, 2008
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SCOTLAND'S judges have launched an unprecedented attack on the constitutional position of the country's top prosecutor, suggesting she should be stripped of most of her powers.
In a collective statement in a submission to the Calman Commission on the future of devolution, the judges say there is a fundamental problem with the Lord Advocate - currently Elish Angiolini - being both a member of the government and the independent head of the prosecution service.See the full content of this document
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Judges Call for Lord Advocate to Be Stripped of Powers Lack of Independence Leads to Choking of the Courts Justice
They say the Lord Advocate's dual role has led to a "substantial number" of challenges from prisoners on human rights grounds, choking the court system and delaying trials.
The judges suggest stripping the Lord Advocate of her pros...See the full content of this document
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