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  1. Former foster carer sentenced for abuse of vulnerable children

    A former foster carer who neglected and abused vulnerable children placed into her care has been sentenced.

    News Published: 19 Aug 2025
  2. Local authority councillor jailed for sexually abusing vulnerable teenager

    A local authority councillor who groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable teenager has been jailed.

    News Published: 19 Aug 2025
  3. FAI court process begins following the death of haulier

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alistair Iain Campbell. 

    News Published: 21 Aug 2025
  4. Youth who plotted to set fire to Muslim centre in act of terrorism given extended 18-year sentence

    A youth prepared to commit racially motivated acts of terrorism sentenced to 10 years detention, eight years extended licence period.

    News Published: 21 Aug 2025
  5. FAI court process begins for Perth prison death

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 57-year-old Francis Docherty.  

    News Published: 22 Aug 2025
  6. Edinburgh man who raped two vulnerable teenagers on same night jailed

    An Edinburgh man who was found guilty of raping two vulnerable teenagers on the same night has been jailed indefinitely.

    News Published: 26 Aug 2025
  7. Lord Advocate responds to Amnesty International on policing of protest

    The Lord Advocate has replied to a letter from Amnesty International to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland.

    News Published: 27 Aug 2025
  8. FAI court process begins for two men who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a papers to begin the court process for the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Lee McKinsley and Barry Watson.

    News Published: 29 Aug 2025
  9. New guidance expands self-reporting for economic crimes

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has re-launched its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime.

    News Published: 01 Sept 2025
  10. 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