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New Kilmarnock district fiscal
11/11/2002
Mrs Shiona Waldron, the new district fiscal for Kilmarnock today received her commission from Scotland's senior Law Officer, the Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC.
Shiona Waldron will hold a commission for Kilmarnock sheriff court district and will act as the personal representative of the Lord Advocate on a day-to-day basis in relation to the investigation and prosecution of crime and the investigation of sudden, suspicious and unexplained deaths in Kilmarnock.
She will work closely with Ayrshire area procurator fiscal, Janet Cameron, who has full management and budgetary responsibility for the Ayrshire area.
Colin Boyd said:
"I am delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Shiona Waldron as District Fiscal for Kilmarnock.
"Shiona joins a team of dedicated and professional staff in the Kilmarnock office, and will work with them, the police and the courts to help fulfill our commitment to local delivery of excellent service, in Kilmarnock and throughout the Ayrshire area. We are committed to increasing frontline resources to ensure that the public receive the standards of service they have a right to expect and we have secured significant additional funding to see this through."
The Pryce-Dyer Management Review of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), published on 4 March, 2002, presented different options for the number and size of areas for the COPFS.
After consultation it was decided to implement the structure based on 11 areas. Seven areas: Central; Fife; Tayside; Grampian; Lothian & Borders; Dumfries & Galloway; and Highland & Islands match the boundaries of the corresponding police force areas. There are four areas within the force area of Strathclyde Police - Lanarkshire; Glasgow; Argyll & Clyde; and Ayrshire.
A map of the boundaries is available from the Crown Office press office or can be downloaded from the website at www.crownoffice.gov.uk