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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. FAI court process begins for the death of fish farm employee

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Clive Hendry.

    News Published: 29 Sept 2023
  4. Dalziel High School in Motherwell win COPFS schools public speaking competition

    Dalziel High School in Motherwell are the the winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) schools public speaking competition.

    News Published: 06 Jun 2024
  5. Domestic abuser jailed after hiding listening devices in ex-partner's home

    A violent domestic abuser who installed hidden listening devices in his former partner’s home has been jailed.

    News Published: 05 Sept 2024
  6. Lord Advocate vows to act independently as she is sworn in

    Lord Advocate vows to act independently as Scotland’s new Law Officers are sworn in at a ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

    News Published: 22 Jun 2021
  7. 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
  8. Former residential home worker groomed and raped vulnerable girls

    A former social care officer who groomed, assaulted and raped vulnerable girls has been jailed.

    News Published: 07 Jan 2026
  9. Charity worker who embezzled almost £30,000 from care home residents sentenced

    Charity worker Margaret Burnett who stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable and disabled care home residents sentenced following a prosecution by COPFS.

    News Published: 16 Sept 2025
  10. Man jailed after setting fire at Edinburgh flats

    A man who tried to murder a young boy and another man by setting a fire outside their door in a high-rise block of flats has been jailed.

    News Published: 22 May 2024