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Lord Advocate pledges robust prosecution to tackle domestic abusers
Prevention is essential to reducing domestic abuse in the future, but victims need the protection of the law now, the Lord Advocate said today.
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Domestic Abuse and Stalking Charges in Scotland, 2025-26
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland
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Man who embezzled £124,000 of technical devices earmarked for vulnerable people sentenced
A council manager who stole high-end laptops worth more than £120,000 earmarked to help vulnerable people during Covid has been sentenced.
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Men banned from every football ground in UK following Old Firm disorder
Two men have been sentenced for their part in disorder at an Old Firm game at Ibrox stadium.
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Father and son jailed over £900,000 airport drug smuggling attempt
A father and son who failed in an attempt to smuggle more than £900,000 worth of cannabis into Scotland from East Asia have been sentenced.
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Third-party data breach
We are aware of a data security incident involving a third-party supplier used by COPFS.
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Private hire car driver who raped teenage passenger jailed
A private hire taxi car driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed.
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Man who sexually assaulted two women in Falkirk sentenced
A man who sexually assaulted two young women as they walked home in Falkirk has been sentenced.
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Domestic abuser who murdered partner in Aberdeen jailed for life
A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in Aberdeen has been jailed for life.
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Gangland figure sentenced over role in £14million drugs trafficking operation
A man linked to serious organised crime given five years and 10 months imprisonment