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  1. Care home sentenced for failings that led to woman’s death

    A care home company has been fined over £1.8 million after a resident choked on a piece of food while consuming her evening meal alone in her room.

    News Published: 20 Oct 2025
  2. Crown rules that a Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the Glasgow bin lorry incident

    Crown Counsel have decided that a Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the Glasgow bin lorry incident

    News Published: 25 Feb 2015
  3. Statement on the case against Robert MacKenzie

    Prosecutors have chose to end the Robert MacKenzie case, who was accused of offences alleged to have taken place at the Fort Augustus school from 1955 to 1988.

    News Published: 26 Nov 2021
  4. Lord Advocate committed to tackling domestic abuse

    The Lord Advocate has vowed to give focus to efforts by Scotlands prosecutors to tackle domestic abuse and stalking as the justice system recovers from COVID-19

    News Published: 07 Sept 2021
  5. Briefing note on investigation of deaths and FAI

    COPFS is committed to the prompt investigation of deaths, but accepts that in some cases the time taken to complete a thorough investigation has been too long.

    News Published: 24 Dec 2018
  6. Pupils from St Peter the Apostle in Clydebank win prestigious COPFS Public Speaking Competition

    Clydebank secondary pupils win prestigious COPFS Public Speaking Competition

    News Published: 08 Jun 2023
  7. GP Jailed for Rape of Woman He Met on Tinder

    Edinburgh GP Jailed for Rape of Woman He Met on Tinder

    News Published: 15 Jun 2022
  8. Crown Office powers further toward a greener future with solar energy

    COPFS is embracing Scotland’s clean energy revolution with a drive towards solar power that has reduced its carbon footprint and lowered public costs

    News Published: 10 Jul 2023
  9. Fake taxi driver jailed after raping woman

    A man posing as a taxi driver who raped a woman in his unlicensed vehicle has been jailed.

    News Published: 28 Aug 2024
  10. Company fined after 1.8million litres of contaminated waste water seeped into burn

    Devro, which manufactures collagen casings for use in sausage products, fined £48,000 for discharging a large quantity of industrial effluent into a burn.

    News Published: 24 Mar 2026