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  1. Freedom of information (FOI) Register April 2022 - March 2023

    Register of requests made between April 2022 and March 2023 under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002. It also includes the response decision of COPFS.

    Document Published: 27 Apr 2023
  2. Freedom of information (FOI) Register April 2023 - March 2024

    Register of requests made between April 2023 and March 2024 under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002. It also includes the response decision of COPFS.

    Document Published: 04 Jun 2024
  3. Victim Notification Scheme

    A service providing victims of crime with information about offenders detained in prison. Users may also make representations to the Parole Board.

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  4. Man who raped vulnerable girl jailed after extradition to Scotland

    Marwan Al-Bakr, who was extradited from Germany to stand trial after raping a vulnerable teenage girl, has been jailed for eight years.

    News Published: 12 May 2025
  5. Solicitor General for Scotland issues statement on safer sleeping for babies

    A number of recent investigations by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping.

    News Published: 26 Jan 2024
  6. New guidance expands self-reporting for economic crimes

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has re-launched its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime.

    News Published: 01 Sept 2025
  7. Mortgage fraud couple ordered to pay back profits of their crimes

    A couple who were convicted of mortgage fraud after Scotland’s longest criminal trial have been ordered to pay back the profits of their crimes.

    News Published: 20 Aug 2021
  8. Case processing statistics 2020 to 2025

    Read the COPFS statistics on case processing for the last five years from 2020 to 2025

    Document Published: 18 Jul 2025
  9. Change in reporting of care home Covid-19 deaths to the Procurator Fiscal

    The Lord Advocate, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer, Police Scotland & NRS, has issued updated guidance on the reporting of Covid related deaths.

    News Published: 22 Dec 2022
  10. Case processing financial year 2024 to 2025

    Fourth update, covering April 2024 to March 2025, on case processing statistics for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

    Document Published: 18 Jul 2025