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Question reference: S6W-44360

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43847 by Dorothy Bain on 11 March 2026, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many times the Lord Advocate has advised ministers of an indictment in criminal cases, and in which cases, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.