News
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Lord Advocate announces review of diversion from prosecution for sexual offences
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with diversion from prosecution in cases of serious sexual offences such as rape.
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Health board fined after patient’s death
A Glasgow health board has been fined £235,000 after a patient took his own life while in their care.
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Haulage company fined after driver fatally electrocuted
An East Lothian based haulage company has been fined £150,000 after a 25-year-old LGV driver was fatally electrocuted.
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Court process begins for the FAI into the death of care home resident
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Robert McPaul.
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Court process begins for the FAI into the death of Stirling man
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 59-year-old Graham Anderson.
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Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following joiner’s death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of John Norman Murray on Lewis.
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Two men jailed over serious organised crime plot to kill gangland rival
Two men with links to serious organised crime who arranged to murder a gangland rival have been jailed.
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Drug smugglers with links to serious crime are imprisoned
Three men with links to serious organised crime who carried out a drug-smuggling operation between Scotland and England have been jailed for a total of 12 years and nine months.
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Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett
A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.
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FAI court process begins for man who died in custody
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 69-year-old Robert Chalmers.