Elish Angiolini: Sarah Everard inquiry chair who’s held Scotland’s top legal roles

Inspired to enter law as a teenager after giving evidence in burglary trial, Angiolini has a history of chairing high-profile reviews

Dame Elish Angiolini, who chaired the inquiry into policing issues arising from the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer, has a history of chairing similarly high-profile reviews and has held some of the most senior legal roles in Scotland.

A Roman Catholic brought up in the old shipbuilding area of Govan, in Glasgow, Angiolini was inspired to enter the law after giving evidence in a burglary trial as a teenager, according to the Herald. She was struck by how little attention seemed to be given to the witnesses and the accused, who seemed “irrelevant”.