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  1. Care home sentenced for failing that led to resident’s death

    A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man.

    News Published: 10 May 2023
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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. 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
  8. 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
  9. Lord Advocate reflects on her five-year tenure as she prepares to step down

    Dorothy Bain KC has commented on her time in one of great offices of State. 

    News Published: 20 May 2026
  10. 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