Publications
Showing 11-20 of 59 results filtered by Agreement or Code of practice or Prosecution policy
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COP26 Lord Advocate’s guidelines: Liberation by the police during COP26
Lord Advocate's guidelines to the police concerning liberation of offenders by police relating to the 26th UN climate change conference ('COP26').
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Letter from Lord Advocate to Jonathan Hall QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
Letter from Lord Advocate James Wolffe to Jonathan Hall QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
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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.
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Refugees Policy: Annex B
Annex B of the COPFS Refugee Policy which provides the prosecution with guidance on the application of the defence in Section 31 of the Immigration Act 1999.
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Coronavirus fixed penalty notice scheme
Lord Advocate’s guidelines on the operation of the Fixed Penalty Notice Scheme under The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020.
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Pre-trial therapy provision for victims of sexual crime
Guidance for those supporting victims of sexual crime who wish to seek therapeutic support or counselling prior to or during court proceedings.
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Sensitive personal records policy
Policy explaining the rules governing the recovery and use of sensitive personal records during the investigation and prosecution of serious offences.
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Lord Advocate’s guidelines: Legal Professional Privilege
Guidelines to the police on material that may be subject to Legal Professional Privilege (LPP).
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Antisocial behaviour orders
Guidance to police about reporting of cases involving a breach of an antisocial behaviour order.
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Visual identification procedures
Lord Advocate's guidelines to the police on using visual identification parades to identify suspects.