The justice secretary said he had not ruled out stand alone trafficking legislation in Scotland he said for now he could explore the possibility, suggested by theLord Advocate, to introduce a statutory human trafficking criminal aggravation.
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He said there had been an increase in numbers of female offenders so he had asked Dame Elish Angiolini, the former Lord Advocate, to carry out an inquiry.
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They are also hired and fired by theLord Advocate who, apart from being a member of the Scottish government responsible for the legal system, is also head of the Scottish prosecution service.