Early day motion · EDM 153 · 7 Jun 2021

The role of the Lord Advocate under the Scotland Act

Tabled by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) 2 signatures

The motion

That this House believes that the dual role of the Lord Advocate in Scotland, whereby they are both senior Government legal adviser and head of the prosecution service, is entirely inconsistent with the needs of a modern democracy; and therefore calls on the Government to engage with the Scottish Government as a matter of urgency to allow the relevant changes to be made to the Scotland Act 1998 and ensure that a formal separation of powers is provided.

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