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  1. HMRC worker who embezzled £193,000 of taxpayers’ cash jailed for two years

    Tax officer Joanne Connell who embezzled thousands of pounds from HMRC to pay off her mortgage and settle other debts has been jailed for two years.

    News Published: 19 Feb 2025
  2. Man who assembled deadly 3D-printed gun in his bedroom is sentenced

    James Maris, who used a 3D printer to assemble a deadly assault gun in his bedroom, has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.

    News Published: 21 Jan 2025
  3. Reporting deaths

    Guidance for medical practitioners on which deaths need to be reported to COPFS and how to report a death.

    Document Published: 01 May 2019
  4. Speculative application questionnaire

    This is a questionnaire which should be completed and submitted alongside any speculative job application.

    Document Published: 01 Aug 2022
  5. Lord Advocate's guidelines: supply of naloxone during COVID-19 pandemic

    Lord Advocate's guidelines to police providing a statement of prosecution policy in relation to the supply of naloxone during the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.

    Document Published: 01 Jun 2020
  6. Company sentenced for failings that led to child’s death on River Tay

    A Glasgow-based outdoor activity company has been sentenced for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a 12-year-old boy on the River Tay.

    News Published: 21 Oct 2024
  7. Former nurse sentenced for embezzlement from children’s charity

    A former hospice nurse who embezzled more than £17,000 from a disabled children’s charity to fund his gambling habit has been given a community payback order.

    News Published: 02 Oct 2024
  8. Digital platform for victims and witnesses launched by COPFS

     An initiative to digitally transform how victims and witnesses in criminal cases can access information and guidance relevant to them online has been launched by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).   

    News Published: 15 Apr 2024
  9. West Lothian man sentenced for committing sexual abuse of young children

    A former community centre caretaker has been jailed for ten years over a course of child sexual abuse undertaken whilst in a position of trust within his local community.

    News Published: 13 Nov 2023
  10. Company sentenced for failings that led to death fall

    An Edinburgh agricultural company has been fined £60K for health & safety failings which led to the death of a man when he fell through an industrial shed roof.

    News Published: 27 Oct 2023