Lord Advocate
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The Lord Advocate is the senior Scottish Law Officer who serves as the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Government and head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Advocate (Scotland) | 2 |
| King's Advocate in Scotland | 1 |
| Lord Advocate (as UK Government law officer before devolution) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Law Officer
ⓘ
legal office ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| appointedOnAdviceOf | First Minister of Scotland ⓘ |
| canDelegateTo |
Advocate deputes
ⓘ
Solicitor General for Scotland ⓘ |
| canIssue | prosecution policy in Scotland ⓘ |
| chiefLegalAdviserTo | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| existsSince | medieval period in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LA ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Advocate deputes
ⓘ
Procurators fiscal ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalRole |
guardian of the public interest in prosecution system
ⓘ
law officer of the Scottish Government ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to decide whether serious crimes are prosecuted on indictment
ⓘ
to discontinue prosecutions ⓘ to instruct criminal appeals ⓘ to order investigations into deaths ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| headOf |
system of criminal prosecution in Scotland
ⓘ
system of investigation of deaths in Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Lord Advocate
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King's Advocate in Scotland
|
| isSeparateFrom |
Advocate General for Scotland
ⓘ
Attorney General for England and Wales ⓘ Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
|
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| legalTitleLanguage | Scots law terminology ⓘ |
| memberOf | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| officeHolderMaySitIn |
Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
UK Parliament (House of Lords historically)
|
| oversees | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish legal system
|
| rank | senior Scottish Law Officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
fatal accident inquiries in Scotland
ⓘ
providing legal advice to Scottish Ministers ⓘ public prosecutions in Scotland ⓘ representing Scottish Government in civil proceedings ⓘ representing public interest in criminal appeals ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice |
Crown Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Office, Edinburgh
|
| subjectTo | scrutiny by Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| traditionallyHeldBy | advocate of the Faculty of Advocates ⓘ |
| worksWith | Solicitor General for Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King's Advocate in Scotland
this entity surface form:
Lord Advocate (Scotland)
this entity surface form:
Lord Advocate (as UK Government law officer before devolution)
this entity surface form:
Lord Advocate (Scotland)