This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/5407032.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Scotland's lord advocate resigns | Scotland's lord advocate resigns |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| Scotland's top prosecutor is resigning from his job, it has been announced. | Scotland's top prosecutor is resigning from his job, it has been announced. |
| The Lord Advocate Lord Boyd has written to First Minister Jack McConnell to inform him of his plans. | |
| A statement from the first minister's spokesman confirmed Lord Boyd would stand down from his post at midnight on Wednesday. | A statement from the first minister's spokesman confirmed Lord Boyd would stand down from his post at midnight on Wednesday. |
| He was recently given a life peerage and intends to play a full role in the House of Lords and seek opportunities in the private sector. | |
| Lord Boyd was head of the prosecution service and was also the Scottish Executive's senior legal adviser. | |
| He was a solicitor in private practice before being called to the Scottish Bar in 1983, worked as an advocate depute from 1993 to 1995 and took Silk in 1995. | |
| He was solicitor general for Scotland from May 1997 until his appointment as the lord advocate. | |
| McKie investigation | |
| In April 2006 he was appointed to the House of Lords, taking his title from Duncansby Head in Caithness. | |
| His work has involved the prosecution in the Lockerbie bombing trail and he has been caught up in the controversy surrounding the Shirley McKie fingerprint case. | |
| The executive has stressed that Lord Boyd's decision to stand down was not related to the McKie investigation. | |
| His duties will be taken up by the current Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini QC. |