§ Mr. Bill Walkerasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will give details of resignations from the procurators fiscal offices in Scotland during each of the last five years, indicating how many had resigned for health reasons, for retirement and with under 12 months service, respectively.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandDuring the past five years the pattern of resignations and retirements from the legal staff complement of the procurator fiscal service has been as follows:
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Normal retirement 0 3 2 1 3 Retired for health reasons 0 0 1 0 0 Resigned with less than 12 months service 1 0 0 0 2 Other resignations 6 8 8 8 7 Total 7 11 11 9 12
§ Mr. Bill Walkerasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many newly qualified legal assistants are employed in procurators fiscal offices in Scotland; and how many of them are directly involved in prosecutions in courts.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandDuring 1984 a total of 10 legal assistants were recruited who were newly qualified Solicitors. This represented 63 per cent. of the legal assistants recruited during 1984. All these legal assistants are directly involved in prosecutions in court.