§ Mr. MacCormickasked the Lord Advocate what would be the annual cost of a full-time procurator fiscal service in Oban.
The Lord AdvocateIf a full-time procurator fiscal were appointed solely for Oban he would be on the senior legal assistant scale, the mid-point of which is £8,894. He would require a typist, and the average salary for typists is £2,340. The annual salary cost would accordingly be in the region of £11,234.
However, if the present part-time procurator fiscal were to leave the service, 337W he would not be replaced by a full-time officer. The procurator fiscal at Campbeltown would in the first place be asked to undertake the work. He would require to be reimbursed for his travelling expenses and this would depend on the actual travelling involved. He would require to have in the Oban office an assistant in the clerical officer grade with typing ability. Her salary would be approximately £3,000. If this arrangement created too heavy a work load for the procurator fiscal at Campbeltown the situation would require to be reviewed.