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Cabinet meeting attendance by the Lord Advocate: FOI release

Published: 23 September 2025
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500470459
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date responded: 25 June 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

You asked how many Cabinet meetings has Dorothy Bain attended in the last six months, and how many Cabinet meetings have been held in that timeframe?

Response

I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested.

In the six months between 12 December 2024 and 12 June 2025, the Lord Advocate attended Cabinet 8 times and was represented by the Solicitor General on 3 occasions. In this six month period, there were 21 Cabinet meetings.

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