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  1. Contact

    Ways to get in touch with COPFS including contact information and how to make a request or complaint. Plus, find answers to common questions.

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  2. For professionals

    View guidance for defence agents, medical professionals and others. Defence agents can access the PIDM booking system.

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  3. Resources

    Read our guidance publications which include language translations. This section also has a glossary of legal terms and resources for schools.

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  4. About COPFS

    Information about our role as Scotland's prosecution service and death investigation authority. Plus, published reports and statistics, and job vacancies.

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  5. Crime info

    Information about the types of crimes we prosecute in Scotland, including links to legislation and support organisations.

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  6. The justice process

    Guidance about Scotland's criminal justice system and attending court as a victim, witness or when you have been accused of a crime.

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  7. Support and services

    Services for people involved in a criminal case or death investigation, including victim support, claiming expenses, and information for bereaved families.

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  8. Undertaker jailed for sexual assaults on two women

    An undertaker sexually assaulted two female colleagues while they attempted to arrange funeral services.

    News Published: 18 Dec 2025
  9. Woman fined and banned from keeping dogs after admitting animal neglect

    A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions has been fined a total of £1975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years. 

    News Published: 17 Dec 2025
  10. Man who abducted and raped two women jailed indefinitely

    A man who abducted and violently raped two vulnerable women at his home in Glasgow has been jailed indefinitely.

    News Published: 17 Dec 2025