2006
Thursday 30/11/2006
The Lord Advocate, The Right Honorable Elish Angiolini QC, today welcomed the second annual report from the Independent Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS). The report comments on the work to date of the Inspectorate, including the two thematic reviews they carried out in the past year on the provision of services to witnesses, and case management.
Monday 13/11/2006
Scottish Ministers have today recovered assets worth £34,000 in a case which concluded at the Court of Session this month. The assets consist of a number of bank accounts, all held by Thomas Brockie from Lochgelly in Fife.
Wednesday 08/11/2006
Following the verdict, Catherine Dyer, Area Procurator Fiscal for Glasgow said: "Today's verdict brings to a conclusion an anxious and complex investigation and prosecution which lasted over 30 months.
Friday 03/11/2006
The Justice Minister, Cathy Jamieson, has asked the Rt Hon Lord Coulsfield to conduct a review of the law and practice of disclosure of evidence in the Scottish criminal justice system.
Wednesday 01/11/2006
The Solicitor General, John Beckett QC, today announced that the Crown Office's Victim Information and Advice (VIA) service is to receive automatic referrals in all cases where an offence against an individual is alleged to have been aggravated by religious prejudice.
Friday 13/10/2006
Scotland’s new Law Officers were sworn in during an installation ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on 12 October, 2006.
Thursday 05/10/2006
Appointments of Lord Advocate and Solicitor General
Wednesday 04/10/2006
Lord Advocate stands down from midnight 4 October
Tuesday 03/10/2006
Announcement that there is to be a criminal investigation into allegations of perjury arising from the Tommy Sheridan v News of the World civil trial
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service launch a joint protocol with the Health and Safety Executive for investigation and prosecution of work related deaths.
Wednesday 27/09/2006
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Statement about prosecution of Religiously Aggravated Crime
Monday 25/09/2006
Around £55,000 has been recovered by Scottish Ministers after an investigation into the financial affairs of Joseph Wark.
The Lord Advocate, Lord Boyd of Duncansby QC, announced record levels of cash taken from those who seek to profit from criminal activity.
Tuesday 19/09/2006
He spoke about “Independence with Accountability”, setting out why the principle that prosecution decisions should be taken independently of Government, pre and post devolution, is both fundamental and long-standing.
Tuesday 29/08/2006
The Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini, QC, today responded to a letter which Alex Salmond published in relation to Artur Boruc
Monday 28/08/2006
Due to the extensive media coverage and comment in relation to an incident involving the Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper, Artur Boruc, and in particular the claim that he has been prosecuted or cautioned and has acquired a criminal record for blessing himself before the second half of an "Old Firm " game in February 2006, we wish to clarify the position of the prosecution service in Scotland.
Monday 21/08/2006
The Lord Advocate, Lord Boyd of Duncansby QC, visited Kilmarnock Procurator Fiscal’s Office today to meet with staff and listen to their views on current local issues.
Thursday 17/08/2006
The Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini QC, met staff and District Procurator Fiscal Anne Donaldson at the Airdrie Procurator Fiscal Office. The visit is part of a programme of summer visits to local Fiscal offices across Scotland.
The Solicitor General is particularly keen to hear how staff in Hamilton plan to help the department achieve its goal of having persistent offender fast tracking schemes in operation in all areas of Scotland by March 2008. This aim was set out in the department’s recently published Strategic Plan 06 – 08.
Friday 28/07/2006
Lord Advocate issues guidance to
prosecutors which clarifies the approach to be adopted by the Crown when bail or
variations to bail conditions are sought for those accused of murder
Thursday 27/07/2006
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has today launched its Strategic Plan, which sets out the aims and priorities for the service for 2006-2008.
Friday 21/07/2006
Scott Pattison has been appointed as the new District Procurator Fiscal for Paisley by the Lord Advocate, Lord Boyd of Duncansby QC
Friday 30/06/2006
Ten flats in Dundee have been confiscated as part of a Court of Session order against Paul Anthony Cox
Tuesday 20/06/2006
The Right Honourable The Lord Boyd of Duncansby QC, the Lord Advocate, and Dr Campbell Gemmell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), have today launched a new Protocol for the reporting and prosecution of environmental offences.
Wednesday 14/06/2006
The Solicitor General for Scotland, Elish Angiolini QC, today informed the Scottish Parliament of the findings of a landmark review of the investigation and prosecution of rape and serious sexual offences.