Alison Di Rollo KC () is a Scottish advocate who served as

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from 2016 to 2021.

Education

Di Rollo attended

Hutchesons' Grammar School Hutchesons' Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school for pupils aged 3-18 in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School by George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641 It is a selective school, ...

and was the Head Girl in 1978/9. She was also the Vice-Captain of the hockey team. She studied at

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Legal career

In 1985, Di Rollo completed legal traineeship in private practice at the now defunct law firm of McGrigor Donald based in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, and joined the

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by His Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under the ...

(COPFS). She worked in various offices before being appointed deputy head of the High Court Unit in Crown Office, and later Head of Operational Policy. In May 2008, she was seconded from the Crown Office to take up appointment as a trial advocate depute. Di Rollo successfully convicted Marek Harcar, the murderer of businesswoman Moira Jones in a Glasgow park. In February 2010, Di Rollo joined the Crown Office National Sexual Crimes Unit, becoming the first deputy head of the unit. She was appointed head of the National Sexual Crimes Unit in January 2013. In 2015, she was appointed senior advocate depute.

Solicitor General

Di Rollo was nominated for the post by

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, Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2016 as part of the formation of the

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, following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Her nomination was confirmed by the Scottish Parliament on 1 June 2016. In May 2021, Di Rollo announced her intention to step down as Solicitor General for Scotland.

References

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