As the dust settled on last month’s election there was a slight reprise of the turbulence of the Scottish Parliament inquiries from earlier in the year when James Wolffe announced he was to step down as Lord Advocate. At that time, baseless allegations flew around of the abuse of power by the Crown Office – the criminal prosecutor headed by the Lord Advocate – with Alex Salmond, the former First Minister, naming Wolffe as an individual who should resign. It was alleged that holding the role of head prosecutor and being the Scottish Government’s main legal adviser was incompatible. Although the vote for Holyrood was pretty much “as you were”, with a minority SNP government the outcome, could Wolffe’s resignation prompt a radical shake-up of this institution that has its roots in pre-feudal Scotland?
EDINBURGH: Vulnerable children in Scotland may have been detained unlawfully in secure accommodation, an investigation by the Scottish Children and Young People’s Commissioner has found.The.