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  1. After the verdict: guide for parent and carers

    This guide explains what happens at the end of a court case and afterwards. It contains information relevant to parents and carers.

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  2. Request personal data

    Request personal data (subject access request) via COPFS.

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  3. Man jailed for dog cruelty and banned from owning animals for ten years

    A man whose dog had to be put down after he abandoned it and left it inside a crate for days jailed for six months and banned from owning animals for ten years.

    News Published: 16 Apr 2024
  4. Businessman agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    Businessman Goljar Singh agrees to hand over £600,000 in landmark settlement following civil investigation

    News Published: 06 Feb 2023
  5. Two men jailed over £600,000 Transatlantic drug smuggling plot

    Two men, Jamaal Darbasie and George Manton, jailed over £600,000 Transatlantic drug smuggling plot

    News Published: 28 May 2025
  6. Two men jailed for more than 13 years over bid to smuggle drugs from Spain hidden inside crates of watermelons

    Two men who plotted to smuggle cannabis with a street value of up £1.5m from Spain inside lorry load of watermelons jailed for total of 13 years and two months.

    News Published: 25 Apr 2025
  7. Care home company fined after resident chokes and dies

    A care home company has been fined £640,000 after one of their residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died.

    News Published: 12 Jan 2022
  8. COPFS pre-employment checks

    This page details the six main parts which form our standard pre-employment checks. You should only complete these checks if you have been asked to by COPFS.

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  9. Care company sentenced for failings that led to lone worker’s rape

    An Edinburgh-based care company has been fined £20,000 for their failure to safeguard a worker who became the victim of abduction, assault and rape.

    News Published: 22 Sept 2021
  10. Care home sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A care home company has been fined over £1.8 million after a resident choked on a piece of food while consuming her evening meal alone in her room.

    News Published: 20 Oct 2025