News

  1. Industrial action on 15 March

    Details about disruption to our services on 15 March due to industrial action and advice for those due to attend court or a COPFS office.

    13 Mar 2023 COPFS corporate
  2. Aberdeen academic given life sentence for murder of ex-wife in 1978

    A retired university scientist has been jailed 45 years after he beat his former wife to death.

    09 Mar 2023 Cases
  3. Pilot scheme move to safeguard children from Serious Organised Crime

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is collaborating with law enforcement and partners to develop a pilot scheme to protect children from Serious Organised Crime Groups (SOCGs).

    06 Mar 2023 Cases
  4. Company director and employee sentenced for fly tipping

    The director of a ‘Man with a Van’ business and his employee have been sentenced for dumping household waste in Glasgow.

    06 Mar 2023 Cases
  5. Prison officer jailed for smuggling drugs to inmates

    A former prison officer caught smuggling Class A drugs into a top security jail has been jailed for six years and three months.

    23 Feb 2023 Cases
  6. Health board fined for failings that led to the death of a vulnerable patient

    Highland Health Board has been fined £180,000 after the death of a vulnerable 78-year-old man due to a lack of nursing staff.

    14 Feb 2023 Cases
  7. Care home sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A care home has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of an 85-year-old woman.

    10 Feb 2023 Cases
  8. Housing association sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care.

    09 Feb 2023 Cases
  9. Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    06 Feb 2023 Cases
  10. HMA V Andrew Innes: Statement from The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)

    A statement following the conviction and sentence of Andrew Innes at the High Court in Edinburgh today for the murder of Bennylyn and Jellica Burke and the rape of another young girl.  

    06 Feb 2023 Cases