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  1. Prosecution policy on Glasgow drug consumption facility

    The Lord Advocate has made a statement of prosecution policy in relation to possession of illegal drugs at a healthcare facility in Glasgow.

    News Published: 10 Jan 2025
  2. Court process for falls from height FAI begins

    The Procurator Fiscal has begun process for an FAI into the deaths of Alan Brisbane, Charles Emslie, Colin Gibson, Dale Pattinson, Hugh MacPhail & James Smith.

    News Published: 03 Oct 2025
  3. Statement on the Lord Advocate’s reference to the Court of Appeal

    The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has acknowledged the outcome of a reference she made to the Court of Appeal.

    News Published: 18 Oct 2023
  4. Lord Advocate's statement to the Scottish Parliament on Post Office Horizon IT prosecutions

    Statement on Horizon IT prosecutions made by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on 16 January 2024

    News Published: 16 Jan 2024
  5. Lord Advocate statement on Diversion from Prosecution

    The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC made this statement to the Scottish Parliament on Diversion from Prosecution.

    News Published: 22 Sept 2021
  6. Lord Advocate’s guidelines: Liberation by the police during COVID-19

    Guidelines on the approach to take regarding individuals in Police custody having been arrested during the period of disruption caused by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

    Document Published: 20 Mar 2020
  7. Man who raped elderly woman jailed

    A man who broke into an elderly woman’s home in the middle of the night and raped her has been jailed.

    News Published: 13 May 2022
  8. Man who defrauded and murdered elderly woman jailed

    A man who murdered an elderly woman in her own home has been jailed for life.

    News Published: 23 Aug 2021
  9. HMA V Andrew Innes: Statement from The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)

    A statement following the conviction and sentence of Andrew Innes at the High Court in Edinburgh today for the murder of Bennylyn and Jellica Burke and the rape of another young girl.  

    News Published: 06 Feb 2023
  10. Reporting by businesses of bribery offences: guidance

    Guidance on how to 'self-report' a bribery offence within your business and how will COPFS will deal with reports from businesses of bribery offences.

    Document Published: 01 Jun 2019