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Dame Elish Angiolini received her honorary degree on Saturday 20 April 2013 at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, for public services. After eight years as a Depute Procurator Fiscal, Dame Elish Angiolini... moved to the Crown Office to work as part of the Lord Advocate's Secretariat, where she developed her long-standing interest in improving the support offered to vulnerable victims and witnesses, in particular children. She was appointed Assistant Procurator Fiscal at Glasgow and then Head of Policy in the Crown Office. She was the first woman appointed as a Regional Procurator Fiscal and was installed as the first non-political Solicitor General for Scotland. She became Lord Advocate in October 2006. Her many awards and distinctions include the Women in the Public Eye Award from the charity Zero Tolerance -- recognising her leadership in the area of domestic violence -- and the International Association of Prosecutors' Special Achievement Award. In 2012 she chaired the Commission on Women Offenders and became Principal of St Hugh's College, University of Oxford. Elish is a visiting Professor of Law at Strathclyde University.
Dame Elish Angiolini received her honorary degree on Saturday 20 April 2013 at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, for public services. After eight years as a Depute Procurator Fiscal, Dame Elish Angiolini... moved to the Crown Office to work as part of the Lord Advocate's Secretariat, where she developed her long-standing interest in improving the support offered to vulnerable victims and witnesses, in particular children. She was appointed Assistant Procurator Fiscal at Glasgow and then Head of Policy in the Crown Office. She was the first woman appointed as a Regional Procurator Fiscal and was installed as the first non-political Solicitor General for Scotland. She became Lord Advocate in October 2006. Her many awards and distinctions include the Women in the Public Eye Award from the charity Zero Tolerance -- recognising her leadership in the area of domestic violence -- and the International Association of Prosecutors' Special Achievement Award. In 2012 she chaired the Commission on Women Offenders and became Principal of St Hugh's College, University of Oxford. Elish is a visiting Professor of Law at Strathclyde University.
| Recording date: | 20-04-2013 |
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| Recording location: | Edinburgh |
| Published: | 2013 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Duration: | 00:18:54 |
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| Contributor: | Elish Angiolini |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Production number: | OUL00119 |
| Available to public: | yes |
