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Office of the Advocate General for Scotland

35 quarterly returns published on GOV.UK, covering quarters from 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2024; 13 recorded ministerial meetings read from the meetings files.

Returns, latest first

QuarterPublishedFiles
1 July 2024 to 30 September 202430 January 2025Gifts · Hospitality · Meetings (0 rows read) · Travel
1 April 2024 to 30 June 202428 November 2024Gifts · Hospitality · Meetings (0 rows read) · Travel
1 January 2024 to 31 March 202429 August 2024Gifts · Hospitality · Travel · Meetings (0 rows read)
1 October 2023 to 31 December 202321 March 2024Meetings (1 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 July 2023 to 30 September 202314 December 2023Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 April 2023 to 30 June 202319 October 2023Meetings (1 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 January 2023 to 31 March 202320 July 2023Meetings (1 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 October 2022 to 31 December 202230 March 2023Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 July 2022 to 30 September 202215 December 2022Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 April 2022 to 30 June 202229 September 2022Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 January 2022 to 31 March 202214 July 2022Meetings (1 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 October 2021 to 31 December 202131 March 2022Meetings (4 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 July 2021 to 30 September 202127 January 2022Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 April 2021 to 30 June 202121 October 2021Gifts · Hospitality · Travel · Meetings (0 rows read)
1 January 2021 to 31 March 202115 July 2021Travel · Gifts · Hospitality · Meetings (0 rows read)
1 October 2020 to 31 December 202012 May 2021Meetings (0 rows read) · Gifts · Travel · Hospitality
1 July 2020 to 30 September 20205 February 2021Meetings (0 rows read)
1 April 2020 to 30 June 202030 November 2020Meetings (0 rows read)
1 January 2020 to 31 March 20207 August 2020Meetings (not read)
1 July 2019 to 30 September 201923 January 2020Meetings (not read)
1 April 2019 to 30 June 201911 October 2019Meetings (not read)
1 January 2019 to 31 March 20195 July 2019Meetings (5 rows read)
1 October 2018 to 31 December 201828 March 2019Meetings (not read)
1 July 2018 to 30 September 201810 January 2019Meetings (not read)
1 April 2018 to 30 June 201818 October 2018Meetings (not read)
1 January 2018 to 31 March 201827 June 2018Meetings (not read)
1 October 2017 to 31 December 201723 March 2018Meetings (not read)
1 April 2017 to 30 June 201723 October 2017Meetings (not read)
1 January 2017 to 31 March 201730 June 2017Meetings (not read)
1 October 2016 to 31 December 201630 June 2017Meetings (not read)
1 July 2016 to 30 September 201619 December 2016Meetings (not read)
1 October 2015 to 31 December 201524 March 2016Gifts
1 June 2015 to 30 September 201522 December 2015Meetings (not read)
1 April 2014 to 30 June 201424 March 2015Gifts
1 January 2014 to 31 March 20144 November 2014Meetings (not read)

Most recorded counterparts

Counted by rows in the meetings files, with the counterpart cell exactly as the department wrote it. The same organisation written two ways is two lines here; nothing is merged by resemblance.

Counterpart, as recordedMeetingsFirstLatest
LawTech Delivery Panel: Vodafone; Bank of England; Chancellor of the High Court; Law Society of England & Wales; TheCityUK.224 January 201912 February 2019
Caroline Rees K.C., Leader of Wales and Chester Circuit1——
Edinburgh Law School14 March 20194 March 2019
Edinburgh Napier University Cyber Security and Law Centre116 March 202316 March 2023
Faculty of Advocates18 October 20218 October 2021
Glasgow Sheriffs' Conference127 October 202327 October 2023
Law Society of Scotland113 January 202213 January 2022
Law Society of Scotland Conference on COP26129 October 202129 October 2021
Leonardo UK Ltd125 November 202125 November 2021
Lord President of the Court of Session18 October 20218 October 2021
Michael Todd QC113 March 201913 March 2019
The Law Society of England & Wales126 February 201926 February 2019

Recorded meetings

DateMinisterMetPurpose, as recordedFile
27 October 2023Keith StewartGlasgow Sheriffs' ConferenceConference for Scottish Sherriffs, Lord Stewart was asked to give a speech on his role, and the roles of law officers, legislature, judges and lawyers in upholding the rule of law.CSV
16 March 2023Keith StewartEdinburgh Napier University Cyber Security and Law CentreThe meeting was made as part of a ministerial visit to Edinburgh with the Attorney General.CSV
13 January 2022Keith StewartLaw Society of ScotlandEngagement meeting with discussion focused on current areas of reform in the Scottish legal system.CSV
25 November 2021Keith StewartLeonardo UK LtdVisit to Leonardo headquarters in Edinburgh, tour of facilities and discussion with staff members focused on apprenticeships and improving technical skills in educationCSV
29 October 2021Keith StewartLaw Society of Scotland Conference on COP26Delivered speech to the conferenceCSV
8 October 2021Keith StewartLord President of the Court of SessionIntroductory meeting including discussion of ways to bolster engagement between the Ministry of Justice and the judiciary of ScotlandCSV
8 October 2021Keith StewartFaculty of AdvocatesIntroductory meeting including on the recovery of the Scottish Courts system post Covid-19CSV
13 March 2019Lord Keen of ElieMichael Todd QCTo discuss how to use technology to improve legal proceedings and procedures and link-up between MoJ and Michael Todd QC's legal services start-up businessesCSV
4 March 2019Lord Keen of ElieEdinburgh Law SchoolTo discuss Edinburgh Law School's LawTech initiatives and to discuss MoJ's initiative to drive innovation in the legal services/LawTech sector.CSV
26 February 2019Lord Keen of ElieThe Law Society of England & WalesTo discuss the LawTech Delivery Panel's recent work with the Lord Chancellor and the Panel's proposed work with the MoJ to drive innovation in the legal services sectorCSV
12 February 2019Lord Keen of ElieLawTech Delivery Panel: Vodafone; Bank of England; Chancellor of the High Court; Law Society of England & Wales; TheCityUK.A Panel discussion on how to drive innovation and the use of technology to improve legal proceedings and procedures in the legal services sectorCSV
24 January 2019Lord Keen of ElieLawTech Delivery Panel: Vodafone; Bank of England; Chancellor of the High Court; Law Society of England & Wales; TheCityUK.A Panel discussion on how to drive innovation and the use of technology to improve legal proceedings and procedures in the legal services sectorCSV
45057Keith StewartCaroline Rees K.C., Leader of Wales and Chester CircuitThe meeting was made as part of a ministerial visit to Wales with the Attorney General and Solicitor General. This was an engagement meeting to meet with members of the circuit, where topics regarding challenges to the Welsh justice system, the 'cab rank' rule and legal aid in Wales were discussed.CSV

Meetings files not read

What this does not establish

A recorded meeting establishes that the department published a line saying the minister met the counterpart named, on the date given, for the purpose stated. It does not establish what was said, who asked for the meeting, or what followed. Gifts, hospitality and travel are linked above from the department’s own files and are not read into rows. The names are the department’s own strings and are not resolved to any person or company on this site by resemblance.

Source: Office of the Advocate General for Scotland’s transparency publications on GOV.UK, each linked above. Open Government Licence v3. Back to all departments.