19-435: Glasgow Govan may refer to: Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency) The Govan area of Glasgow Govan subway station Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Glasgow Govan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-640: A by-election. Hunter is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland , prompting a by-election. Solicitor General for Scotland His Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic : Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba ) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown , and the deputy of the Lord Advocate , whose duty is to advise the Scottish Government on Scots Law . They are also responsible for
57-805: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service which together constitute the Criminal Prosecution Service in Scotland . Together with the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the senior legal advisors to the government in Scotland. Whilst the Solicitor General for Scotland supports the Lord Advocate in their functions, the Solicitor General may also exercise their statutory and common law powers when necessary. Until 1999, when
76-608: The Labour Party won the seat in 1918 . It remained a Labour-controlled seat for the next fifty-five years, except for a five-year Conservative interlude between 1950 and 1955, until being seized by the Scottish National Party at a by-election in 1973, only to be regained by Labour the following year. The SNP regained the seat at a 1988 by-election, only to lose it again to Labour in 1992. It remained under Labour control until its abolition thirteen years later. The area which
95-581: The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive were created, the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland advised Her Majesty's Government . Since their transfer to the Scottish Government , the British Government has been advised on Scots Law by the Advocate General for Scotland . Until 2007, both the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General attended the weekly meetings of
114-551: The Scottish cabinet , until then–First Minister Alex Salmond ended this in an attempt to "de-politicise the post". Both the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General remain members of the Scottish Government as the two senior law officers, and may still attend cabinet meetings if legal issues are expected to arise. In 2021, there were calls for the Scottish Government to review the post of Lord Advocate in its current form, which sees
133-452: The Fairfield and Kingston wards. 1974–1983 : The Glasgow wards of Fairfield, Govan, Kingston, and Kinning Park. 1983–1997 : The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumoyne/Govan, Mosspark/Bellahouston, and Penilee/Cardonald. 1997–2005 : The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Govan/Drumoyne, Kingston/Pollokshields, and Langside/Shawlands. Pearce's death caused
152-635: The First Minister to investigate matters on their behalf rather than the Lord Advocate. In 2023, the Solicitor General for Scotland was instructed by the incumbent First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf to "fully investigate" claims made during the United Kingdom's COVID-19 inquiry regarding messages and WhatsApp messages not being handed over by senior government officials for investigation. Yousaf claimed that it "was his understanding" that all messages required had been handed over for scrutiny during
171-461: The Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland is expected to conduct their duties independent of the government. A consultation of Scottish lawyers in 2021 found an overwhelming majority of those asked were in favour of the Lord Advocate's role to be split. Both the government of Nicola Sturgeon and Sturgeon's successor, the Yousaf government , have committed to a review of the Lord Advocate's by
190-455: The Solicitor General for Scotland who would be required to attend cabinet meetings when necessary. It has been argued by Scott Crichton Styles of the Press and Journal that the position of Solicitor General and the Lord Advocate will "always be accused of being biased unless the role is changed", citing the legal case HM Advocate v Salmond and the subsequent issues this case caused, considering
209-456: The centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway to the municipal boundary, thence north-westward, northward, and eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement." 1950–1955 : The Craigton and Fairfield wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of the Govan ward. 1955–1974 : The Govan and Kinning Park wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of
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#1732859143222228-566: The constituency represented is now covered by Glasgow Central , Glasgow South and Glasgow South West . 1885–1918 : "That part of the parish of Govan which lies south of the Clyde beyond the boundary of the Municipal Burgh of Glasgow". 1918–1950 : "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre of the River Clyde in line with
247-549: The continuation of the centre line of Balmoral Street, thence eastward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the continuation of the centre line of the portion of Govan Road to the west of Princes Dock, thence southward to and along the centre line of the said portion of Govan Road, Whitefield Road, Church Road and continuation thereof to the centre, of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway , thence westward along
266-401: The end of the current Scottish Parliamentary term in 2026. The current Solicitor General is Ruth Charteris , who is the deputy to the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain , since June 2021. The appointment of both Charteris and Bain to the posts of Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate respectively marks the first time that the two senior law officers in Scotland has been held by women at
285-411: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glasgow_Govan&oldid=700730515 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Govan
304-407: The post holder being the principal legal adviser to the Scottish Government as well as serving as the head of the prosecution's system in Scotland. The Scotland Act 1998 allows for the amendment of both the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland's post and functions which would allow the Scottish Government to separate the roles of both prosecutor and the principal government adviser between
323-497: The same time. Ultimately, the office holder of Solicitor General for Scotland is the deputy to the Lord Advocate, and assists the incumbent Lord Advocate in carrying out the duties of their post. Like the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General is a member of the Scottish Government and one of the Law officers of the Crown in Scotland. The Solicitor General is a member of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service , and may be instructed by
342-442: The two law officer posts – the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland. If such changes were implemented by the Scottish Government to amend the post, it could see that the Lord Advocate continues as the head of Scotland's prosecution service, whilst no longer attending cabinet meetings of the Scottish Government. As a result, the responsibility of principal legal adviser to the Scottish Government would subsequently pass to
361-557: Was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow . It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for 120 years; from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) elected by the first-past-the-post system. It was a Conservative - Liberal marginal seat for the first three decades of its existence, before breaking this trend when
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