Publications
Showing 21-30 of 43 results filtered by Prosecution policy
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Coronavirus fixed penalty notice scheme
Lord Advocate’s guidelines on the operation of the Fixed Penalty Notice Scheme under The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020.
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Pre-trial therapy provision for victims of sexual crime
Guidance for those supporting victims of sexual crime who wish to seek therapeutic support or counselling prior to or during court proceedings.
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Sensitive personal records policy
Policy explaining the rules governing the recovery and use of sensitive personal records during the investigation and prosecution of serious offences.
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Lord Advocate’s guidelines: Legal Professional Privilege
Guidelines to the police on material that may be subject to Legal Professional Privilege (LPP).
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Antisocial behaviour orders
Guidance to police about reporting of cases involving a breach of an antisocial behaviour order.
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Visual identification procedures
Lord Advocate's guidelines to the police on using visual identification parades to identify suspects.
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Lord Advocate’s guidelines: Offending at football matches
Lord Advocate's instructions to the police on offending at football matches.
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Reluctant complainers in cases of rape and serious sexual offending policy
Prosecution policy explaining how prosecutors will respond to reluctant complainers in cases involving rape or other serious sexual offending.
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Lord Advocate's guidelines: Investigation of road traffic deaths
Lord Advocate's guidelines for the chief constable on the investigation by the police of road traffic deaths.
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Deceased suspects policy
This policy explains how prosecutors approach criminal cases where the suspect has died.