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  1. Farm labourer fined after admitting gangmaster offences

    A farm labourer who acted as an illegal gangmaster has been fined £400. 

    News Published: 07 Dec 2023
  2. Crown Agent appointment confirmed

    John Logue confirmed as Crown Agent and Chief Executive of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

    News Published: 13 Dec 2023
  3. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 48-year-old John Barnes.

    News Published: 14 Dec 2023
  4. Man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online

    Fife man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online

    News Published: 18 Dec 2023
  5. Statement from the Lord Advocate marking 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing

    The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Lord Advocate has ministerial responsibility for COPFS, Scotland’s sole criminal prosecution authority. COPFS works independently of government in the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths.

    News Published: 21 Dec 2023
  6. Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of three babies begins

    Joint FAI into the deaths of Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick, and Mira-belle Bosch will commence at 10:00am on 9 January at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

    News Published: 08 Jan 2024
  7. Fugitive jailed for the killing of his second cousin

    Fugitive Dean Ferguson, who tried to escape justice, has been jailed for six years and four months for the culpable homicide of his cousin Billy Joe Bates.

    News Published: 08 Jan 2024
  8. FAI court process begins for man who died in custody at HMP Grampian

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 50-year-old William Kirkwood.

    News Published: 10 Jan 2024
  9. Lord Advocate's statement to the Scottish Parliament on Post Office Horizon IT prosecutions

    Statement on Horizon IT prosecutions made by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on 16 January 2024

    News Published: 16 Jan 2024
  10. Airdrie Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

    Please note that some trials scheduled to take place at Airdrie Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court have been moved to other locations.

    News Published: 18 Jan 2024