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  1. COPFS pre-employment checks

    This page details the six main parts which form our standard pre-employment checks. You should only complete these checks if you have been asked to by COPFS.

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  2. Garage owner jailed for trafficking drugs and acting as go-between for gun search

    Kristopher Kinnaird, who supplied drugs and offered to source deadly weapons to criminal associates, has been jailed for six years.

    News Published: 11 Nov 2025
  3. COPFS joins with Edinburgh University to help victims

    COPFS joins with Edinburgh University to help victims

    News Published: 08 Jul 2022
  4. Businessman who defrauded firms in £630,000 swindle imprisoned for five years

    Businessman Barry Mackland, who defrauded firms in £630,000 swindle, jailed for five years

    News Published: 14 Aug 2025
  5. Information for defence agents: Defence Agent Service (DAS)

    This page provides information for defence agents about DAS. An application developed to provide a new digital portal for defence agents and our staff.

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  6. Diversion from prosecution

    This guide provides information on referral of individuals for diversion.

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  7. Attending court: guide for victims and witnesses

    This guide explains the process for victims involved in court proceedings. This guide replaces the Being a witness leaflet.

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  8. Guide for bereaved family members

    Answers to common questions about the investigation of a family member's death.

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  9. Hare coursing trio sentenced

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

    News Published: 05 Jun 2023
  10. 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