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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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Father and son jailed over £900,000 airport drug smuggling attempt
Father and son Bradley and Stephen Harding, who failed in an attempt to smuggle more than £900,000 worth of drugs into Scotland from East Asia, are jailed.
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Lord Advocate welcomes new protocol for work-related deaths
The Lord Advocate has welcomed a new agreement which will improve how agencies work together in the investigation of work-related deaths in Scotland.
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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.
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Former minister sentenced for attempted extortion
A former Free Church of Scotland Minister who created a fake social media profile in an attempt to extort intimate images from a young woman has been sentenced.
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Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
It is with great sadness that COPFS has learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Man jailed for five years over South American drug trafficking scheme
Man who helped others operate a smuggling operation that trafficked heroin and cocaine from South America to Scotland has been jailed for five years.
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Man who plotted terror attacks from home-made ‘armoury’ jailed
Alan Edward, who promoted banned far-right Neo-Nazi group online, gets extended 15-year prison sentence for terrorism, firearms, public order and drugs offences