The Advocate General for Scotland is a Minister of the Crown and is one of the three UK Law Officers.
Along with the Attorney General and the Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Advocate General provides legal advice to all UK Government departments on a wide range of issues including human rights, European and constitutional law.
The Advocate General is also the UK Government's principal legal adviser on Scots law and its senior representative within the Scottish legal community.
The Advocate General is the Minister responsible to the UK Parliament for the Office of the Advocate General. For more information on this Office, use the navigation on the right.