chief law officer

In July 2021 Margaret meets with Scotland’s newly-appointed Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC - the country’s chief law officer.

The country's chief law officer said it would not be in the public interest to prosecute users of such facilities for simple possession offences.

Scotland's chief law officer has said it would not be in the public interest to prosecute users of drug consumption rooms for simple possession offences.

Earlier this week, the government's chief law officer received legal advice it would now be lawful to override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol.

But earlier the office of Attorney General Suella Braverman - the government's chief law officer - said legal advice on ending the EU checks had now changed, because the arrangements were causing social unrest.