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  1. Our commitments to victims and witnesses (Russian)

    This booklet tells you what to expect from us during the prosecution process. It sets out our commitments to you and what we will do to meet them. (Russian)

    Document Published: 22 Feb 2011
  2. Our commitments to victims and witnesses (Polish)

    This booklet tells you what you can expect from us during the prosecution process. It sets out our commitments to you and what we will do to meet them. (Polish)

    Document Published: 22 Feb 2011
  3. Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed

    Former lawyer John Sinclair, who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home, has been jailed for two years. 

    News Published: 18 Jul 2023
  4. Former youth football coach jailed for historic sexual abuse

    A former Boys Brigade leader and youth football coach has been jailed after historically abusing seven boys in his care.

    News Published: 02 Jul 2024
  5. Housing association sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care.

    News Published: 09 Feb 2023
  6. Nursery fined after baby chokes to death

    An Edinburgh nursery has been fined £800,000 after an eleven-month-old boy in its care died after choking on a piece of food.

    News Published: 18 Jan 2022
  7. Senior prosecutor’s behaviour warning for young people after youth sentenced for fireworks offences

    Young people who engage in rioting and public disorder urged to consider the impact a criminal record will have on their lives, prosecutor Nail Almond warned.

    News Published: 04 Aug 2025
  8. Seven jailed indefinitely for child sexual abuse

    Five men and two women have been jailed indefinitely for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area.

    News Published: 27 Jan 2025
  9. Petrol bomb gang jailed for 64 years

    Six men have been jailed for a total of 64 years and three months their part in a series of petrol bomb attacks in Greenock. 

    News Published: 30 Nov 2022
  10. COPFS launches consultation to inform new Strategic Plan

    An invitation to have your say about the initial framework for the COPFS Strategic Plan 2023-27.

    News Published: 18 Oct 2022