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  1. Minutes of the Leadership Board: 19 February 2026

    Minutes of the Leadership Board held on 19 February 2026.

    Minutes Last updated 06 May 2026
  2. Minutes of the Strategic Board: 10 December 2025

    Minutes of the Strategic Board 10 December 2025

    Minutes Last updated 06 May 2026
  3. COPFS policy on UNCRC and prosecutorial decision-making involving children

    This policy sets out how prosecutorial decisions that impact children, directly or indirectly, are made in full compliance with the UNCRC.

    Prosecution policy Last updated 06 May 2026
  4. Business plan 2026-27

    COPFS business plan for the year 2026-27.

    Strategies and plans Last updated 27 Apr 2026
  5. Estates Strategy 2026-30

    This Estates Strategy outlines how COPFS' will manage our estate until 2030, providing efficient, safe and fit for purpose spaces for our staff and the public.

    Strategies and plans Last updated 21 Apr 2026
  6. Non-fatal strangulation informational poster

    Prosecutors have issued a powerful warning of the dangers of strangulation – which can cause brain death within minutes but leave no physical signs.

    Guidance Last updated 14 Apr 2026
  7. Lord Advocate’s guidelines: search and seizure and retention of property

    Lord Advocate’s guidelines on search, seizure of retention of property. Guidelines are issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

    Prosecution policy Last updated 31 Mar 2026
  8. Care home and hospital deaths linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT): February 2026

    Care home deaths linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT): February 2026

    Statistics Last updated 25 Feb 2026
  9. Hospital deaths linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT): February 2026

    Hospital deaths linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT): February 2026

    Statistics Last updated 25 Feb 2026
  10. Minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee: November 2025

    Minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee 12 November 2025.

    Minutes Last updated 25 Feb 2026