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  1. Media enquiries

    Contact information for the COPFS media relations team for journalists to request statements and case information.

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  2. Precognition

    Find out information about 'precognition', the interview with the Procurator Fiscal which happens before a case goes to court.

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  3. Children and young people

    Children under 16 years old, and young people aged 16 to 17, get special support if they have to attend court to give evidence.

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  4. Resources

    Read our guidance publications which include language translations. This section also has a glossary of legal terms and resources for schools.

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  5. Care company sentenced for failings that led to lone worker’s rape

    An Edinburgh-based care company has been fined £20,000 for their failure to safeguard a worker who became the victim of abduction, assault and rape.

    News Published: 22 Sept 2021
  6. Care home company fined after resident chokes and dies

    A care home company has been fined £640,000 after one of their residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died.

    News Published: 12 Jan 2022
  7. 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
  8. Man who imported almost £4million worth of top-brand counterfeit goods jailed

    Ian Jones, who imported almost £4million worth of high-branded counterfeit goods from the Far East and Turkey during a 17-month period, jailed for three years.

    News Published: 24 Jun 2026
  9. 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
  10. 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