Argyll and Clyde

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Argyll and Clyde is a present area of operations for one of Scotland's Procurators Fiscal. [1]

It is also a former health board area. It consists of Argyll and Bute, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, western West Dunbartonshire, and western East Renfrewshire.

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References

  1. Rennie, Alison (13 January 2010). "Legal team vow to get tough on serious criminals". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 March 2023.