News
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Domestic Abuse and Stalking charges in Scotland, 2022-23
An Official Statistics publication for Scotland
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Lord Advocate urges victims of domestic abuse to seek safety and justice
The Lord Advocate today pledged her ongoing support for victims and children suffering through domestic abuse and urged them to seek both safety and justice.
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Statement on pilot safer drug consumption facility
The Lord Advocate has responded to a request for a focused statement of prosecution policy in relation to a pilot safer drugs consumption facility in Glasgow.
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Elgin's Procurator Fiscal office to undergo eco-friendly refit
Elgin's Procurator Fiscal office is going green with a clean energy refit
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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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Crown Office powers further toward a greener future with solar energy
Crown Office buildings are powering up for a greener future and reducing their carbon footprint by embracing solar energy
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New guidance published to protect children and vulnerable individuals from serious organised crime groups
New guidance has been put in place to help identify victims at risk of exploitation by serious organised crime groups.
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Pupils from St Peter the Apostle in Clydebank win prestigious COPFS Public Speaking Competition
Two pupils from St Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank have been crowned winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) school public speaking competition.
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Three top schools to battle it out in final of COPFS public speaking competition
Three of Scotland’s top secondary schools will next month go head-to-head in the final of a prestigious public speaking contest.
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Crown to appeal sentence on man convicted of rape
The Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal the sentence imposed upon a man convicted of rape on the grounds that it is ‘unduly lenient’.