Publications
Showing 21-30 of 62 results filtered by Agreement or Code of practice or Prosecution policy
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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.
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Sharing of evidence in cases involving children
Agreement on the sharing of evidence and information between the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, COPFS and the Police Service of Scotland.
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Memorandum of understanding between COPFS and the Serious Fraud Office
This memorandum sets out how COPFS and the Serious Fraud Office will cooperate and share information in cases of bribery and corruption.