Subject to the statistical data topic COPFS does not provide statistical information for groups of fewer than five and relevant numbers are replaced with an asterisk. Some values of five or more may also be replaced with an asterisk to ensure that no suppressed values can be deduced by subtraction from a total.

COPFS applies this approach, where appropriate, to requests for data such as FOI responses, parliamentary questions and other statistical reports which are published on the COPFS website. This practice best meets the COPFS legal responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation implemented in 2018.

COPFS should not be providing information that identifies, or potentially allows to be identified, an individual person or some personal information about that individual. The prosecution service can receive separate requests over a period of time for related but slightly different information e.g. by age, sex, location, crime, etc. and for overlapping time periods or geographies. These separate pieces of information taken together for numbers fewer than five could create the potential risk of identifying individuals.

Hate crime in Scotland

Information on race crime and on crimes aggravated by religious, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity prejudice is available on our Equality and Diversity page. 

 

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COPFS Performance

COPFS has a national database which stores operational information about our cases. That allows us to take decisions in each case and track the outcomes. We use it to help us manage our casework effectively and, although it is not a statistical database, we are able to use some of the information it provides to help us monitor aspects of our performance.

• COPFS Performance Against Key Targets April 2019 to March 2020 (PDF);
  COPFS Performance Against Key Targets April 2019 to March 2020 (DOC)
• COPFS Case Processing Financial Year April 2019 to March 2020 (PDF);
  COPFS Case Processing Financial Year April 2019 to March 2020 (DOC)
• COPFS Statistics on Case Processing last 5 years (2015-2020) (PDF),
  COPFS Statistics on Case Processing last 5 years (2015-2020) (DOC)
• No Action cases reported to COPFS 2015 - 2020 (PDF);
  No Action cases reported to COPFS 2015 - 2020 (DOC)
• COPFS Achievements (Updated November 2015)77.2 KB
• COPFS Performance Measures (Updated November 2015)41.6 KB,

Reports from the COPFS Response and Information Unit

• Annual Report - Comments and Complaints Policy 2014/15
• Annual Report - Comments and Complaints Policy 2015/16
• Victims' Right to Review First Annual Report 2015/16 
• Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2016/17
• Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2017/18
• Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2018/19
• Complaints Handling Procedure Annual Report 2016-17
• Complaints Handling Procedure Annual Report 2017-18

 

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Civil Recovery Unit Annual Reports

 Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2013-2014 
Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2012-2013
Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2011-2012
Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2010-2011

 

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Retained organs

Retained Organs as at 30 June 2020
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2019 
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2018
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2017
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2016 
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2015
Retained Organs as at 30 June 2014

Domestic abuse

2019-2020
Domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland 2019-20 (PDF)

2018-2019
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (PDF)
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (DOC)

Table 2 - Satutory Aggravator (PDF)
Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (DOC)

Guidance notes associated with the data (PDF)
Guidance notes associated with the data (DOC)

2017-2018
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (PDF)
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (DOC)

Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (PDF)
Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (DOC)

Guidance notes associated with the data (PDF)
Guidance notes associated with the data (DOC)

2016-2017

Domestic Abuse charges reported to COPFS 2016-17

2015 - 2016

Domestic Abuse charges reported to COPFS 2015-2016

2014 - 2015

Domestic abuse charges reported 2014-15 

Domestic abuse charges reported explanatory notes 2014-15

2013 - 2014

Domestic Abuse Charges reported 2013-14

Domestic abuse charges reported explanatory notes 2013-14

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Stalking data

2018-19 
Stalking charges reported to COPFS 2018-19 (PDF)
Stalking charges reported to COPFS 2018-19 (DOC)

2017-18
Stalking charges reported to COPFS 2017-18 (PDF)
Stalking charges reported to COPFS 2017-18 (DOC)

Civil Service People Survey

Employee statistics

Facility Time tables - Schedule 2 (Regulation 8 - Information to be published)