Crown Office

Disabled Access to Procurator Fiscal Offices

Some helpful information on disabled access arrangements is now available for each of our Fiscal offices.

Lord Advocate appoints new Procurator Fiscal for Aberdeen

Mr McGowan, previously District Procurator Fiscal for Greenock, will now hold a commission for Aberdeen Sheriff Court District and will act as the personal representative of the Lord Advocate on a day to day basis. He will have local responsibility for the investigation and prosecution of crime and the investigation of sudden, suspicious and unexplained deaths

Lord Advocate Publishes Prosecution Policy on New Driving Offences

The Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, today wrote to the Justice Spokespersons in the Scottish Parliament to provide information on the implementation of the new offences introduced to the Road Traffic Act 1988 of Causing Death by Careless, or Inconsiderate, Driving (Section 2B) and Causing Death by Driving: Unlicensed, Disqualified, or Uninsured Drivers (Section 3ZB). The letter reads:

Review of Sexual Offences

This part of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s (COPFS) website contains information about the work of the prosecution service in relation to the investigation and prosecution of sexual crimes

Statistics on how we handle cases

COPFS Performance against targets and statistics on case processing - latest figures

Strategic Plan 2006-2008

The Strategic Plan provides a clear picture of the aims and priorities of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for 2006-2008. It also highlights the changes that it is anticipated will arise during this period.

Parliamentary Questions

Page containing instructions on how to view COPFS related Parliamentary Questions and Answers