News

  1. Domestic Abuse and Stalking charges in Scotland, 2024-25

    An Official Statistics publication was published today.

    09 Sept 2025 Statements
  2. 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.

    09 Sept 2025 Statements
  3. 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.

    09 Sept 2025 Cases
  4. Determination published following 13-year-old girl’s death

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Robyn Goldie. 

    09 Sept 2025 Death investigations
  5. 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.

    09 Sept 2025 Cases
  6. FAI court process begins following the death of a machine operator

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of George Alan Boyle. 

    05 Sept 2025 Death investigations
  7. FAI Determination published following deaths of two men in custody

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Declan Gallacher and David Berry.   

    04 Sept 2025 Death investigations
  8. 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.

    03 Sept 2025 Cases
  9. 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.

    01 Sept 2025 COPFS corporate
  10. FAI court process begins for two men who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to begin the court process for the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Lee McKinsley and Barry Watson.

    29 Aug 2025 Death investigations