Publications
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Minutes of the Leadership Board: 24 September 2026
Minutes of the Leadership Board held on 24 September 2026.
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Draft Lord Advocate’s Code of Practice on the conduct of identification procedures
This document is a draft Lord Advocate's Code of Practice on on the conduct of identification procedures, which is currently being consulted on with the public.
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Draft Lord Advocate’s Code of Practice on interviewing
Draft Lord Advocate’s Code of Practice on the questioning, and recording of questioning, of persons suspected of committing offences.
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Notification of death form: for medical practitioners
This document is the notification of death form. It is for use my medical practitioners when reporting a death to the Procurator Fiscal.
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Minutes of the Leadership Board: 20 August 2026
Minutes of the Leadership Board held on 23 July 2026.
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Annual complaints performance report 2025-2026
This document sets out COPFS’s performance in respect of complaints received in 2024-2025
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Draft Lord Advocate's Code of Practice on Disclosure in criminal proceedings
This is the revised draft Lord Advocate's Code of Practice on Disclosure of evidence in criminal proceedings. It is currently being consulted on with the public
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Policy statement - consultation of Lord Advocate's Code of Practice on Disclosure
This policy statement provides the rationale for revising the Lord Advocate's Code of Practice on Disclosure in criminal proceedings
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Records Management Policy
This is the COPFS Records Management Policy which establishes a framework for the creation, management, storage, retention and disposal of records.
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Records retention schedule - criminal and investigative casework
This schedule sets out how long criminal and investigative case records must be retained, reviewed, archived or destroyed following case closure