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COPFS recognised as a top ten Stonewall employer

COPFS is very proud to be in Stonewall’s top ten UK workplaces - we are now ranked 8 out of the 397 workplaces who applied to the LGB charity.

Crown Agent Catherine Dyer and COPFS Equality Champion Ruth McQuaid talk about what this means for Scotland’s Prosecution Service: http://vimeo.com/116854917

Aberdeen gamekeeper jailed for killing Goshawk

Gamekeeper Mutch was handed a custodial sentence today after being caught trapping and killing a rare wild bird with the use of video cameras.

George Mutch was sentenced to four months imprisonment on each of the four charges, one offence under Section 5(1)(b) and three offences under Section 1(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The sentences will run concurrently.

Scotland's Law Officers marked the anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing

On 21 December Scotland's Law Officers marked the 26th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing by showing support for the relatives of those who died. The Lord Advocate urged the relatives not to give up hope that others will eventually be brought to justice for the atrocity in which 270 people lost their lives. The Solicitor General, Lesley Thomson QC sent a message of remembrance on the anniversary of the atrocity.

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