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  1. Windfarm security guard died of hypothermia after companies' failings

    Two companies have been fined after a security guard died of hypothermia when he and his colleague were snowed in on a construction site.

    News Published: 17 Nov 2021
  2. Man sexually assaulted girls after dragging them off Blantyre streets

    A man who sexually assaulted two young girls after dragging them off the street in a bid to rape them has been jailed for over six years.

    News Published: 30 Oct 2025
  3. The Family Liaison Charter

    Read the charter for bereaved families which sets standards for the communication that COPFS will have with them.

    Document Published: 01 Sept 2016
  4. Former Police Officer sentenced for sexual assault

    A police officer who sexually assaulted a woman he knew has been sentenced to a one year Community Payback order and had his name added to the Sex Offenders Register for one year. 

    News Published: 10 Nov 2022
  5. Consultation on Equality Outcomes for 2021 to 2025

    An invitation to have your say about the COPFS Equality Outcomes for 2021 to 2025

    Document Published: 26 Mar 2021
  6. Three men jailed over cannabis cultivation worth up to £1.8m in Irvine

    Three men who turned disused shop units into a drugs factory to cultivate cannabis with a potential street value of more than £1.8million have been jailed.

    News Published: 03 Sept 2025
  7. Fornethy House worker found guilty of abusing children sentenced

    A retired Fornethy House teacher who systematically abused vulnerable young children in her care over the course of 15 years has been sentenced.

    News Published: 03 Dec 2025
  8. Sexual Offences Review Terms of Reference

    The Sexual Offences Review Terms of Reference explain what the Sexual Offences Review is and how it will carry out and publish its work.

    Document Published: 02 Nov 2022
  9. Prison death Determination with significant recommendations published

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Sarah Jane Riley. 

    News Published: 04 Nov 2025
  10. Man jailed for murder of Glasgow woman Esther Brown

    A man has been jailed for at least 19 years for the rape and murder of a Glasgow woman in her own home.

    News Published: 17 Nov 2021