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  1. 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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  2. After the verdict: guide for victims and witnesses

    This guide explains what happens at the end of a court case and afterwards. It contains information relevant to victims and witnesses.

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  3. Former Quarriers Village worker found to have sexually abused children

    Former Quarriers Village worker found to have sexually abused children

    News Published: 10 Sept 2025
  4. Two men sentenced for hare coursing

    Two Aberdeen men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    News Published: 24 Nov 2022
  5. Three men sentenced for hare coursing

    Three Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    News Published: 06 Jan 2022
  6. Private hire car driver who raped teenage passenger jailed

    A private hire taxi driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed.

    News Published: 11 Aug 2026
  7. Lord Advocate announces review of diversion from prosecution for sexual offences

    Review ordered by senior law officer in recognition of the impact of sexual crime on victims

    News Published: 14 Jul 2023
  8. Lord Advocate message on death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    The Lord Advocate has expressed condolences upon the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    News Published: 08 Sept 2022
  9. Two men who ran clearing house for £3million in drugs money are jailed

    Two men who turned an industrial unit into a clearing house to distribute more than £3million in drugs money jailed total of nine years and two months.

    News Published: 09 Apr 2026
  10. Two men sentenced for hare coursing

    Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    News Published: 25 Apr 2023