News

  1. 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.

    10 Jul 2023 Cases
  2. 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

    10 Jul 2023 COPFS corporate
  3. 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.

    07 Jul 2023 COPFS corporate
  4. 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.

    04 Jul 2023 Cases
  5. 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. 

    04 Jul 2023 Death investigations
  6. 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. 

    30 Jun 2023 Death investigations
  7. 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.

    30 Jun 2023 Death investigations
  8. 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.

    25 Jun 2023 Cases
  9. 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.

    23 Jun 2023 Cases
  10. Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett

    A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.

    22 Jun 2023 Cases