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Civil servant who alleged race discrimination receives ‘substantial settlement’

A civil servant who brought a race discrimination case to challenge her treatment in the workplace is receiving a substantial settlement from Scottish Ministers. Rose Quarcoo, who was employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:53

Scotland

Trial scheme launched to improve experience of domestic abuse victims in courts

Prosecutors are “determined” to increase the confidence that victims have in the criminal justice system, Scotland’s Lord Advocate said after the launch of a pilot scheme to improve the experience for survivors of domestic abuse. The ...

23 Sept 2022 at 13:23

Scotland

Number of domestic abuse charges reported to prosecutors falls

The number of domestic abuse related charges reported to prosecutors fell slightly last year, though they were at their second highest level in six years, figures show. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) data showed ...

21 Sept 2022 at 12:20

Scotland

Family of man killed by Edinburgh tram demand answers three years on

The family of a man who was killed by a tram in Edinburgh have said they are “at their wits’ end” after waiting more than three years for answers. Carlos Palacio, 53, was struck as he crossed tram tracks in the city’s Saughton ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

‘Fatal accident inquiry took more than nine years to complete’

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) took more than nine years to be completed, new figures show. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) released data on investigations into sudden deaths or accidents, following a ...

08 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Fatal accident inquiry to take place into death of fisherman who went overboard

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a fisherman who fell overboard in adverse weather. Edison Lacaste, 45, from the Philippines, went overboard from the FV Copious LK985 while the vessel was trawling ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:13

Crown to appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence of rapist spared jail

Scotland’s Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal against the sentence of a man who was spared jail for raping a 13-year-old girl, on the grounds it was “unduly lenient”. Sean Hogg, 21, was sentenced ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:10

Joint fatal accident inquiry to be held into two deaths in police custody

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the deaths of two men in police custody. Declan Gallacher died in custody at Clydebank Police Office in West Dunbartonshire on December 23, 2018 and David Berry died at ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:23

Scotland

New scheme aims to protect children from serious organised crime groups

A new scheme to protect children and young people from being exploited by serious organised crime groups is being developed by the prosecution service and other partners. It will aim to raise awareness of ...

06 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Probe into woman’s hospital death to begin next month

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a woman taken to hospital to deliver her baby who died in utero is set to start next month. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has ...

25 Jul 2023 at 08:38

Scotland

Health board fined after patient takes own life

A health board has been fined £235,000 over a health and safety breach after a patient took his own life while in its care at a hospital. The 36-year-old man, a father of four, died two days after ...

10 Jul 2023 at 14:25

Scotland

Date set for inquiry into death of man in scalding hotel bath

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a man from scalding injuries after he became stuck in a hotel bath is set to start next month. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ...

02 Aug 2023 at 09:44

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