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  1. Interpreters and language support

    COPFS makes sure that everyone involved in a case can understand and communicate with the court.

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  2. Witness availability for High Court

    Provide your availability to be a witness for a case called to the High Court

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  3. Media enquiries

    Contact information for the COPFS media relations team for journalists to request statements and case information.

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  4. Precognition

    Find out information about 'precognition', the interview with the Procurator Fiscal which happens before a case goes to court.

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  5. Children and young people

    Children under 16 years old, and young people aged 16 to 17, get special support if they have to attend court to give evidence.

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  6. Paedophile jailed after being extradited from Thailand over child sex abuse offences

    A paedophile who was extradited from Thailand to face charges of historic child sexual abuse has been jailed.

    News Published: 08 Nov 2024
  7. Seven men jailed after murder of Greenock father

    Seven men who murdered a father in Greenock after shooting him on the doorstep of his home have been jailed for life.

    News Published: 12 Sept 2025
  8. Actor sentenced for rape and abuse

    Scottish actor Iain Robertson has been sentenced for abusing and assaulting three women.

    News Published: 23 Jul 2026
  9. COPFS outlines ambitious vision for Scotland’s prosecution service

    Today the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has published a new Strategic Plan outlining the organisation’s vision and goals to 2027.

    News Published: 19 Apr 2023
  10. Records retention schedule - criminal and investigative casework

    This schedule sets out how long criminal and investigative case records must be retained, reviewed, archived or destroyed following case closure

    Document Published: 12 Oct 2026