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No undertakings granted for police witnesses in Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Scotland’s Solicitor General has said she cannot guarantee that evidence given by certain police witnesses in the Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not be used against them in any future prosecution. A public inquiry will open in May into the death of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Former prisons chief David Strang appointed head of drug deaths taskforce

David Strang will take over as the new head of Scotland’s drug deaths task force, the drugs minister has announced. Mr Strang, a former senior police officer and chief inspector of prisons, will take over from Professor Catriona Matheson, who ...

13 Jan 2022 at 18:27

Scotland

Hate crime charges relating to disability and sexual orientation rise: report

Hate crime charges relating to sexual orientation and disability increased last year, according to new figures. A Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) report found that 5,640 charges containing at least one element of hate ...

14 Jun 2022 at 14:31

Scotland

Use of sexual history evidence in trials must be improved, says watchdog

Further improvement is needed in the way the Crown Office manages sexual history and character evidence in trials, a watchdog has recommended. HM Inspector of Prosecutions in Scotland said advances had been made recently but ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:00

No court for man charged after Duke of York ‘heckled’

A man charged with breach of the peace after the Duke of York was allegedly heckled as he walked behind the Queen’s coffin will not face court, prosecutors have said. The 22-year-old was arrested after the incident, which ...

22 Nov 2022 at 14:41

Scotland

Rise in FAI completion times branded ‘insult to families’ by Tories

A rise in completion times for fatal accident inquiries FAIs is “unacceptable”, the Scottish Conservatives have said. A written response from a minister to Tory MSP Jamie Greene said the average length of time between ...

17 Nov 2022 at 01:01

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 ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:53

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 ...

21 Sept 2022 at 12:20

Men who died after tug sank named by police

Two men who died after the tugboat they were on capsized have been named by police. A major rescue operation was launched after the vessel capsized while assisting a cruise ship off Custom House Quay, Greenock, ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:22

Pensioner who abused teenager alongside former Bay City Rollers manager jailed

A pensioner who abused a teenager with late Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton has been jailed for more than 12 years. John Wilson, 81, of Midlothian, was convicted of sexual offences spanning 56 years ...

21 Dec 2022 at 14:49

Ex-fireman jailed for directing child abuse in Philippines from Scotland

A man who directed the rape and sexual assault of young girls in the Philippines from his home in Scotland has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, from the remote village of Lochinver in ...

24 Mar 2023 at 16:51

Scotland

Rapist jailed for 11 years after luring young victims to his home

A serial rapist who exploited his young victims through online chat sites and lured them to his home where he would make them wear dog collars has been jailed for 11 years. Scott Hanlon, 35, ...

12 Apr 2023 at 17:57

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