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  1. House raid gang linked to organised crime jailed

    Four men who led police on a high-speed car and helicopter chase after carrying out a £10,000 jewellery raid on a house have been jailed.

    News Published: 01 Feb 2023
  2. Do not suffer in silence, Lord Advocate urges women

    Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has spoken out against the crime of coercive control and encouraged victims not to suffer in silence this festive period.

    News Published: 23 Dec 2024
  3. Violent rapist jailed for campaign of abuse across Scotland

    14 year sentence for abuser who terrorised three women

    News Published: 07 Feb 2025
  4. Lord Advocate announces sexual crime prosecution review

    The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with reports of sexual offences.

    News Published: 22 Dec 2021
  5. The Lord Advocate's opening keynote address at Law Society of Scotland Conference 2022

    On Friday 21 October 2022 The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC gave the opening keynote 'Upholding the rule of law: Achieving fairness in the justice system' at the Law Society of Scotland's annual conference.

    News Published: 27 Oct 2022
  6. Working together for victims and witnesses

    A protocol between COPFS, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), Police Scotland, and Victim Support Scotland (VSS) to support victims and witnesses.

    Document Published: 29 Sept 2017
  7. Scottish Environment Protection Agency: joint working protocol

    Read the joint working protocol between SEPA and COPFS for submission, processing and monitoring of prosecution reports

    Document Published: 21 Jun 2006
  8. Lord Advocate’s guidelines: liberation by the police

    Lord Advocate's guidelines to the police regarding the approach to be taken in connection with the liberation of offenders by Police Scotland.

    Document Published: 14 Dec 2022
  9. Man who raped vulnerable girl jailed after extradition to Scotland

    Marwan Al-Bakr, who was extradited from Germany to stand trial after raping a vulnerable teenage girl, has been jailed for eight years.

    News Published: 12 May 2025
  10. Solicitor General for Scotland issues statement on safer sleeping for babies

    A number of recent investigations by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping.

    News Published: 26 Jan 2024