Crown Office

Publication Scheme required under section 23 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

The person with overall responsibility for this scheme on behalf of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is:

Carol McDivitt

Information and Records Management Team

Crown Office

25 Chambers Street

Edinburgh EH1 1LA

Tel: 0131 226 2626 or 0844 561 2000

E-mail: foi@copfs.gsi.gov.uk

Contents :

Section 1) Introduction to the Publication Scheme

Section 2) About COPFS

Section 3) Preparing the Publication Scheme

Section 4) Accessing Information under the Scheme

Section 5) Information that we may Withhold

Section 6) Our Charging Policy

Section 7) Our Copyright Policy

Section 8) Our Records Management and Disposal Policy

Section 9) Feedback

Section 10) Complaints

Section 11) How to Access Information which is not available under the scheme

Section 12) Classes of Information

................ a) About Us

................ b) News

................ c) Performance Management Information

................ d) Policies, Procedures & Internal Guidance

Section 13) Comments and Feedback about the Publication Scheme