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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Forensic pathologist consultation protocol

    The forensic pathologist consultation protocol which supplements the code of practice for forensic pathologists.

    Document Published: 01 Oct 2018
  7. Equality outcomes for 2025-2029

    This document explains what an equality outcome is and what the COPFS new equality outcomes are. All six equality outcomes link directly to our Strategic Plan.

    Document Published: 30 Apr 2025
  8. Briefing note on investigation of deaths and FAI

    COPFS is committed to the prompt investigation of deaths, but accepts that in some cases the time taken to complete a thorough investigation has been too long.

    News Published: 24 Dec 2018
  9. Edinburgh man who raped two vulnerable teenagers on same night jailed

    An Edinburgh man who was found guilty of raping two vulnerable teenagers on the same night has been jailed indefinitely.

    News Published: 26 Aug 2025
  10. Care home deaths linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT): December 2024

    Care homes deaths linked to COVID as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT), December 2024.

    Document Published: 18 Dec 2024