Elish Angiolini, the first woman to be appointed Lord Advocate and the first solicitor to hold the position, will quit at the Scottish Parliament elections next May.
Scotland’s senior law officer has announced she is to stand down – just weeks before a UK Supreme Court ruling that could see thousands of criminals freed from jail and cost millions of pounds in compensation.
Elish Angiolini, the first woman to be appointed Lord Advocate and the first solicitor to hold the position, will quit at the Scottish Parliament elections next May.