News
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Statement on the sentencing of four men for the murder of Anthony Ferns
Prosecutor Moira Orr, national lead on homicide for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said:
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Domestic Abuse and Stalking charges in Scotland, 2024-25
An Official Statistics publication was published today.
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Lord Advocate calls for societal change to tackle domestic abuse
The Lord Advocate today expressed her conviction that tackling domestic abuse will make Scotland a safer place for women and girls.
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Man jailed indefinitely for campaign of sexual abuse in Dundee
A man has been jailed indefinitely after sexually abusing two adolescent boys and a vulnerable man.
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School worker jailed for embezzling £28,000
A primary school worker who abused her position to embezzle thousands of pounds from school funds earmarked to help pupils from impoverished backgrounds has been jailed.
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Three men jailed over cannabis cultivation worth up to £1.8m in Irvine
Three men who turned disused shop units into a drugs factory to cultivate cannabis with a potential street value of more than £1.8million have been jailed for a total of 18 years.
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New guidance expands self-reporting for economic crimes
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has expanded its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime.
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Lord Advocate responds to Amnesty International on policing of protest
The Lord Advocate has replied to a letter from Amnesty International to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland.
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Edinburgh man who raped two vulnerable teenagers on same night jailed
An Edinburgh man who was found guilty of raping two vulnerable teenagers on the same night has been jailed indefinitely.
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Youth who plotted to set fire to Muslim centre in act of terrorism given extended 18-year sentence
A teenager who prepared to commit racially motivated acts of terrorism after being radicalised online has been sentenced to a total of 10 years detention and eight years extended licence period.