News
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Lord Advocate welcomes review of death in custody investigations
The Lord Advocate has welcomed a review which will look across the justice system to improve the investigation of deaths in custody.
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Joint FAI for two who died from covid in prison
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Alexander Drysdale and George Greenshields.
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Court process begins for Park Inn Hotel Fatal Accident Inquiry
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh.
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FAI Determination for Glenochil prisoner death published
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 59-year-old Alexander Salmond.
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FAI Determination published for two men who died from Covid-19
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Gordon Pinkerton and Francis Moore.
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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.
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Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following death of a soldier
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 24-year-old Lance Corporal Joe Spencer.
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Do not suffer in silence, Lord Advocate urges women
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has spoken out against the crime of coercive control within domestic relationships and encouraged victims not to suffer in silence this festive period.
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FAI court process begins for the death of a transportation company worker
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 Jordan Little.
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Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination published following death of woman in hospital
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 55-year-old Dr Sara Lilian Macrae and welcomes the Sheriff’s recommendations.