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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 initiative sets ...

23 Sept 2022 at 13:23

SNP formally seeks to intervene in Indyref2 court case

The SNP has formally submitted an application to intervene in a case that could allow the Scottish Parliament to legislate for an independence referendum. In a 15-page submission to the court, lawyers Claire Mitchell QC and David Welsh argue that ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:02

Scotland

Lord Advocate dual role reform delay is unacceptable, Tories say

The Scottish Tories have accused ministers of “kicking the can down the road” on plans to reform the dual role of the Lord Advocate. The party accused the Scottish Government of delaying proposed changes after Justice Secretary Keith Brown ...

07 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Guidance on reporting Covid-19 deaths in care homes changes

New guidance cutting the type of coronavirus deaths that must be reported to the Crown Office has been issued as latest figures show a slight fall in such fatalities. Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows that in the week to ...

22 Dec 2022 at 11:29

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 earlier this month ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:10

Scotland

Lord Advocate: Use of diversion from prosecution in sex cases to be reviewed

Scotland’s Lord Advocate has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with diversion from prosecution in cases of serious sexual offences such as rape. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said she is “acutely aware” of the trauma victims ...

14 Jul 2023 at 17:23

Scotland

Almost 50 rape cases ‘diverted from prosecution’ since 2018

Almost 50 reported cases of rape were subject to “diversion from prosecution” by the Crown Office in the last five years, figures obtained by the Conservatives show. In an answer to a parliamentary question, Lord Advocate ...

02 Aug 2023 at 18:34

Scotland

Lord Advocate voices ‘profound concerns’ about planned changes to jury system

Scotland’s most senior prosecutor has warned changes proposed by ministers to the jury system could make it “far more difficult” for people to be found guilty after trial. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC described plans ...

31 Jan 2024 at 18:44

Lord Advocate to face MSPs over Horizon scandal

Scotland’s top legal officer will appear before MSPs to face questions on the Horizon scandal, the Crown Office has announced. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross had called for Dorothy Bain KC to appear in ...

11 Jan 2024 at 17:43

Lord Advocate apologises to those ‘failed’ in Horizon scandal

Scotland’s head of prosecutions has apologised to those prosecuted in the Horizon scandal who were “failed” by the justice system – as she said 54 people may have been affected north of the border. Initially, it ...

16 Jan 2024 at 15:39

Scotland

Prosecution of sexual offences ‘just isn’t good enough’, says top prosecutor

Scotland’s leading law officer has said the prosecution of sexual offences “just isn’t good enough” as she pushed for the creation of a separate court. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC appeared before Holyrood’s ...

10 Jan 2024 at 14:08

Bill allowing Holyrood to reform Lord Advocate role introduced in Commons

An SNP MP has introduced a private member’s Bill which would allow Holyrood to split the role of Lord Advocate. Joanna Cherry’s Bill would give the Scottish Parliament the power to reform the functions of ...

10 Jan 2024 at 16:34

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