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Glasgow secondary win prestigious national public speaking competition
Holyrood Secondary School have been hailed as winners of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) national schools public speaking competition.
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Drugs courier jailed for smuggling cocaine in hidden compartment
A drugs courier who smuggled cocaine worth an estimated £1m into Scotland has been jailed.
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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.
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Gang jailed for trafficking women to brothel flats in Glasgow and Edinburgh
A Chinese crime gang that trafficked women and forced them to work in brothels in Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a prostitution network have been jailed.
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Diversion from prosecution review welcomed
The Lord Advocate has welcomed a review of diversion from prosecution in Scotland - the practice is working well and developing in a positive direction.
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Lord Advocate reaffirms support for protest within legal boundaries
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published an open letter to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland.
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Lord Advocate: We are determined to increase the confidence of domestic abuse victims in the criminal justice system
Lord Advocate welcomes reporting on the first three years operation of the ground-breaking Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
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Statement from the Lord Advocate marking 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing
The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Lord Advocate has ministerial responsibility for COPFS, Scotland’s sole criminal prosecution authority. COPFS works independently of government in the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths.
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Man whose dog attacked deer sentenced in hunting law first
A man whose dog injured a deer while the dog was being used to hunt hares is the first person in Scotland to be convicted and sentenced under new hunting laws.
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COPFS recognised as carer-friendly employer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has received the Engaged award from Carer Positive Scotland.