Information on race crime and on crimes aggravated by religious, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity prejudice is available on our Equality and Diversity page.
COPFS has a national database which stores operational information about our cases. That allows us to take decisions in each case and track the outcomes. We use it to help us manage our casework effectively and, although it is not a statistical database, we are able to use some of the information it provides to help us monitor aspects of our performance.
Performance Against Key Targets April 2021 to June 2021
Case Processing Financial Year April 2021 to June 2021
COPFS Statistics on Case Processing last 5 years (2016-2021)
COPFS Statistics on Case Processing last 5 years (2016-2021)
No Action cases reported to COPFS 2016 - 2021
No Action cases reported to COPFS 2016 - 2021
- Annual Report - Comments and Complaints Policy 2014/15
- Annual Report - Comments and Complaints Policy 2015/16
- Victims' Right to Review First Annual Report 2015/16
- Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2016/17
- Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2017/18
- Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2018/19
- Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2019/20
- Victims' Right to Review Annual Report 2020/21
- Complaints Handling Procedure Annual Report 2016-17
- Complaints Handling Procedure Annual Report 2017-18
2020-2021
Domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland 2020-2021 (PDF)
2019-2020
Domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland 2019-20 (PDF)
2018-2019
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (PDF)
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (DOC)
Table 2 - Satutory Aggravator (PDF)
Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (DOC)
Guidance notes associated with the data (PDF)
Guidance notes associated with the data (DOC)
2017-2018
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (PDF)
Table 1 - Domestic Abuse Identifier (DOC)
Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (PDF)
Table 2 - Statutory Aggravator (DOC)
Guidance notes associated with the data (PDF)
Guidance notes associated with the data (DOC)
2016-2017
Domestic Abuse charges reported to COPFS 2016-17
2015 - 2016
Domestic Abuse charges reported to COPFS 2015-2016
2014 - 2015
Domestic abuse charges reported 2014-15
Domestic abuse charges reported explanatory notes 2014-15
2013 - 2014
The Civil Service People Survey (CSPS) is an annual survey of the attitudes and work-life experiences of Civil Servants. Managed by the Cabinet Office it is open to all Civil Servants and those that work for Civil Service organisations. The CSPS provides consistent and robust metrics which helps understand how to improve levels of engagement across the Civil Service and in individual organisations.
COPFS survey scores:
2020 Civil Service People Survey results are available on GOV.UK
COPFS - Civil Service People Survey 2019
COPFS - Civil Service People Survey 2018
The Lord Advocate directed that from 21 May 2020, Covid-19 or presumed Covid-19 deaths where the deceased might have contracted the virus in the course of their employment or occupation, or where deceased is resident in a care home when the virus is contracted, should be reported to COPFS. This applies to deaths reportable by medical practitioners to the Procurator Fiscal which have already occurred before that date.
COPFS has established a Covid Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT) which is working closely with Police Scotland and other agencies to obtain the information it requires to identify and investigate these deaths. There is more information on this work on the Covid-19 information for bereaved families page.
- CDIT Monthly Stats - December 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - November 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - October 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - September 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - August 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - July 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - June 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - May 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - April 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - March 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - February 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - January 2021
- CDIT Monthly Stats - December 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - November 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - October 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - September 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - August 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - July 2020
- CDIT Monthly Stats - June 2020
On 19 April 2021 in response to an FOI request, COPFS published data in respect of the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in care homes to date, as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT). On 29 September 2021 COPFS published updated figures in respect of this data. Further updated figures have now been published (below). The data provided was extracted from CDIT working records on 13 December 2021.
- Care homes deaths linked to COVID as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team CDIT - published 29 Sept 2021
- Care home deaths linked to COVID as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team CDIT - published 22 December 2021
Note
On 21 May 2020 guidance was issued that stipulated all Covid-19 or presumed Covid-19 deaths where the deceased was resident in a care home when the virus was contracted should be reported to COPFS.
The guidance of 21 May 2020 applied retrospectively.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) have confirmed that the guidance applies to the deaths of 1,754 people who died in care homes before 21 May 2020.
COPFS is aware of these deaths and they stand to be reported in due course as part of a co-ordinated multi-agency approach.
Figures are regularly updated by NRS and initial details provided are recorded by CDIT. Further enquiries by the police and other partner agencies can result in some deaths that were previously thought to meet reporting criteria to CDIT being reviewed and removed from the recorded information where such further enquiry establishes that the death does not meet the CDIT reporting criteria.
On 25 May 2021 in response to an FOI request, COPFS published data in respect of the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in hospitals to date, as per records held by the COVID Deaths Investigation Team (CDIT).
On 20 October 2021 COPFS published updated figures in respect of this data. Further updated figures have now been published (see below). The data was accurate as at 21 December 2021.The figures do not include deaths at home addresses or hospices or care home residents where the resident died in hospital after contracting Covid-19 in a care home. Care home death figures are published separately. The figures also do not include the deaths of any persons who was in lawful custody but was transferred to hospital for treatment immediately prior to death and does not include deaths of workers even where they died in hospital. The data provided is from CDIT working records.
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