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  1. Scotland's criminal justice system

    This guide explains how crimes are dealt with by the police and COPFS. Plus, find out what happens at court and after a criminal verdict.

    Guide
  2. Garage owner jailed for trafficking drugs and acting as go-between for gun search

    Kristopher Kinnaird, who supplied drugs and offered to source deadly weapons to criminal associates, has been jailed for six years.

    News Published: 11 Nov 2025
  3. Businessman who defrauded firms in £630,000 swindle imprisoned for five years

    Businessman Barry Mackland, who defrauded firms in £630,000 swindle, jailed for five years

    News Published: 14 Aug 2025
  4. COPFS joins with Edinburgh University to help victims

    COPFS joins with Edinburgh University to help victims

    News Published: 08 Jul 2022
  5. Sensitive processing for law enforcement purposes - Appropriate policy document

    This policy sets out our procedures for ensuring compliance with data protection relating to the processing of special categories and criminal convictions.

    Document Published: 20 Sept 2024
  6. Company fined after dozens of bats died following house construction work

    Construction company City Building (Glasgow) fined £17,000 after large number of bats were killed as a result of building work at a sheltered housing bungalow.

    News Published: 28 Jul 2026
  7. Lord Advocate’s rules: review of a decision not to prosecute

    Read the Lord Advocate's rule regarding a victims' right to review following a decision not to prosecute.

    Document Published: 01 Jun 2015
  8. Hare coursing trio sentenced

    Three men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. 

    News Published: 05 Jun 2023
  9. Decision making in cases of child accused

    Agreement between COPFS and Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) regarding decision making in cases of children jointly reported to COPFS and SCRA

    Document Published: 01 Nov 2015
  10. Two men who ran clearing house for £3million in drugs money are jailed

    Two men who turned an industrial unit into a clearing house to distribute more than £3million in drugs money jailed total of nine years and two months.

    News Published: 09 Apr 2026