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  1. Attending court

    What you need to know if your case goes to court. View our guides for victims, witnesses, parents, carers and people accused of a crime.

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  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Sexual Offences Review

    This page holds information about the review of how prosecutors in Scotland deal with reports of sexual offences, and the subsequent recommendations.

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  5. Request information about your case (access to information protocol)

    How to stay informed if you are the victim of a crime

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  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Couple who murdered vulnerable woman ordered to pay back stolen benefits

    A couple who murdered a vulnerable woman and continued to claim her benefits have been ordered to pay back the profits of the crime.

    News Published: 07 Mar 2022
  9. Gang member helped arrange murder of Dutch journalist

    A member of an organised crime gang who helped arrange the murder of a Dutch journalist has been jailed.

    News Published: 22 Apr 2022
  10. Police officer jailed for explicit messages

    A police officer who sent sexually explicit messages to crime victims he met while on duty has been jailed.

    News Published: 14 Dec 2021