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Solicitor General for Scotland issues statement on safer sleeping for babies
A number of recent investigations by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping.
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Prosecutor issues knife crime warning to young people as teenager sentenced for murder
A leading prosecutor has urged young people to consider the real-life consequences of arming themselves with a bladed weapon.
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Former banker jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from business clients
Banker Stuart Holloway, who stole almost a quarter of a million pounds from business clients at Royal Bank of Scotland, has been imprisoned for 21 months.
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The justice process
Guidance about Scotland's criminal justice system and attending court as a victim, witness or when you have been accused of a crime.
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New guidance expands self-reporting for economic crimes
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has re-launched its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime.
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Mortgage fraud couple ordered to pay back profits of their crimes
A couple who were convicted of mortgage fraud after Scotland’s longest criminal trial have been ordered to pay back the profits of their crimes.
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Your rights as a victim
When you are affected by crime in Scotland, you have rights. The Victims’ Code for Scotland sets these out and tells you where to go for help and advice.
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Case processing statistics 2020 to 2025
Read the COPFS statistics on case processing for the last five years from 2020 to 2025
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Victims' Right to Review
This guide explains how the victim of a crime can ask COPFS to review a decision not to take action or to stop prosecuting a case after it has started in court.
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Case processing financial year 2024 to 2025
Fourth update, covering April 2024 to March 2025, on case processing statistics for the financial year 2024 to 2025.