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Crown Office cash boost to clear post-mortem backlog
COPFS confirms additional £300,000 investment to help clear overdue post-mortem reports that are impacting upon a large number of bereaved families in Scotland.
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Renewed pledge on Lockerbie investigation
The Solicitor General has pledged to work in close co-operation with US authorities if new evidence on the Lockerbie bombing becomes available.
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Solicitor General launches specialist training for new Act
Scotland’s prosecutors have begun training in preparation for new domestic abuse legislation which is due to come into force in 2019
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Scotland’s prosecution service to recruit 140 additional staff
COPFS have been given additional in-year budget of £3.6million to fund the recruitment up to 140 permanent staff.
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Stronger powers to seize criminal gains
New powers to seize criminal gains are increasingly disruptive to serious organised crime, the Lord Advocate has said.
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Protecting children from sexual offending
Too many of Scotland’s children and young people are subjected to, or engage in, sexual behaviours that require a criminal justice response.
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Victims and children at heart of domestic abuse protocol
The Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC and Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams today (Friday March 24th) launched a new Joint Protocol on Domestic Abuse.
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Update: Investigation into RBS
An update on the investigation into RBS
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Statement by the Lord Advocate to Parliament: Clark & Whitehouse
I am grateful for the opportunity to make a statement following the disposal, last week, of the actions brought against me by David Whitehouse and Paul Clark.
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Publication of Securing Justice: Our Strategic Plan 2020-23 and Business Plan for 2020-21
COPFS has published Securing Justice: Strategic Plan for 2020-23, along with the COPFS business plan for 2020-21.