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Sawmill company fined £300,000 for failings that led to severe injury
A Berwickshire based company has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed by a concrete panel.
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Care company sentenced for failings that led to lone worker’s rape
An Edinburgh-based care company has been fined £20,000 for their failure to safeguard a worker who became the victim of abduction, assault and rape.
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Lord Advocate statement on Diversion from Prosecution
The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC made this statement to the Scottish Parliament on Diversion from Prosecution.
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Company sentenced for failings that led to injury
In July 2021 at Falkirk Sheriff Court the company pled guilty to failing to have effective measures in place to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery and were fined £20,000 in September 2021
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Lord Advocate welcomes new Advocate Depute appointments
The Lord Advocate has announced changes with the Crown Counsel team.
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Lord Advocate committed to tackling domestic abuse
The Lord Advocate has vowed to give renewed focus to efforts by Scotland’s prosecutors to tackle domestic abuse and stalking as the justice system recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
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HMA v The Office of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland
The Office of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland has admitted health and safety failings which led to the death of a 25-year-old woman.
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Two companies fined for failing that led to man’s injury
Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 after an employee was crushed by machinery.
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Man jailed for choking police officer
A Coatbridge man who choked a police officer until he was unconscious has been jailed.
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Diving company fined after worker was stranded at sea
An Orkney scallop diving company has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of its workers after a diver was lost at sea for eleven hours.