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  1. Former councillor jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting teenagers.

    A former SNP councillor has been jailed for grooming and abusing six teenage boys. Forty-year-old Mark Kerr, from Motherwell, was found guilty of nine charges involving young males, including one attempted rape.

    News Published: 02 Dec 2022
  2. Health board fined for failings that led to the death of a vulnerable patient

    Health board fined £180,000 for failings that led to the death of vulnerable patient Colin Lloyd

    News Published: 14 Feb 2023
  3. Two men jailed for turning terraced house into drugs den

    Two men who turned a terraced house into a secret £500,000 cannabis farm have been jailed for more than three years each.

    News Published: 14 Oct 2025
  4. Company sentenced for failings that led to injury

    In July 2021 at Falkirk Sheriff Court the company pled guilty to failing to have effective measures in place to prevent access to a dangerous part of machinery.

    News Published: 21 Sept 2021
  5. Equality, diversity and inclusion mainstreaming and equality outcomes progress report 2023-2025

    Progress on mainstreaming equality, diversity and inclusion across COPFS. Highlighting activities designed to deliver our 2021 - 2025 set of Equality Outcomes.

    Document Published: 30 Apr 2025
  6. American pilot jailed for being over alcohol limit before Edinburgh to New York flight

    American pilot Lawrence Russell who was caught over the alcohol limit before a flight from Edinburgh to New York was jailed for 10 months.

    News Published: 19 Mar 2024
  7. Wellbeing Action Plan

    Read the action plan for the implementation of the COPFS Wellbeing Strategy 2021-2024

    Document Published: 03 Nov 2021
  8. Deaths in hospital linked to COVID-19: June 2022

    Deaths in hospital linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the covid deaths investigation team (CDIT) as at 23 June 2022

    Document Published: 20 Oct 2021
  9. Deaths in hospital linked to COVID-19: September 2022

    Deaths in hospital linked to COVID-19 as per records held by the covid deaths investigation team (CDIT) as at 14 September 2022

    Document Published: 23 Sept 2022
  10. Man who left dog trembling in fear after barrage of blows in three-hour attack jailed and handed lifetime ban on keeping animals

    Daniel Murphy, who hit his dog with an iron and a bottle and struck it with his fists in prolonged attack, jailed for nine months and given lifetime animal ban.

    News Published: 15 Aug 2025