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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

Cultural change needed to tackle drug deaths crisis, says taskforce

A major cultural change is needed to reduce drug deaths in Scotland by reducing stigma and ending discrimination around addiction, a new report says. The Drugs Deaths Taskforce has published its final report after three years of ...

21 Jul 2022 at 11:20

Scotland

Tories criticised over sentencing plan to give the public a ‘right to review’

A former police officer turned MSP has hit out at the Tories over a suggestion that the public should be given a say on sentencing decisions. Scottish Conservative Justice spokesman Jamie Greene revealed the party is proposing ...

17 Mar 2022 at 18:25

No fatal accident inquiry into death of new mother who ‘got lost in hospital’

The family of a new mother who died after she is believed to have got lost and collapsed as she returned to her hospital ward have said she would not have died if “basic, common sense measures” had been in place. The Crown ...

15 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Assaulted police to give impact statements to courts as part of sentencing

Police who have been the victims of assaults will be able to give more information to Scottish courts on the impact the violence has had on them. An agreement between Police Scotland and the Crown Office means police ...

14 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Man, 49, arrested over death of Emma Caldwell in 2005

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Emma Caldwell almost 17 years ago. Ms Caldwell was last seen between 12.30am and 1.30am on April 5 2005, on London Road, Glasgow and was reported missing by ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Sheku Bayoh inquiry chair seeking undertakings for ‘full and frank’ evidence

The former judge heading the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody is seeking undertakings from both Police Scotland and the Crown in a bid to ensure it hears “full and frank” evidence ...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Margaret Fleming murder: Killer couple ordered to pay back victim’s benefits

A couple who murdered a vulnerable woman and continued to claim her benefits have been ordered to pay back tens of thousands of pounds. Edward Cairney, 80, and Avril Jones, 61, are serving life sentences ...

07 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Woman’s conviction for murdering newborn son questioned

A woman who was found guilty of murdering her newborn son could have been wrongly convicted, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has found. The woman, known only as AZ, was convicted in 2011 ...

18 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Sheku Bayoh’s family ‘bitterly disappointed’ at inquiry evidence requests

The family of a man who died in police custody have said they are “bitterly disappointed” at undertakings the man heading the public inquiry into his death is seeking in relation to evidence by ...

01 Mar 2022 at 17:25

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