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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

More than 7,000 assaults against Police Scotland staff recorded last year

Assaults on police are “unacceptable”, a senior officer said, as new figures showed more than 7,000 incidents of violence towards Police Scotland staff were recorded last year. Although the number of assaults on officers in ...

06 Jun 2022 at 13:35

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 ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Lawyer of families bereaved by Covid calls for care homes investigation update

A lawyer representing families who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 has pushed for an update into an investigation of deaths from the virus in care homes. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said last year ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Four jailed after £10 million cocaine discovery

Four men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after the discovery of cocaine valued at £10 million in Glasgow. James Davidson, 58, David Mullarkey, 47, Ellis Hardy, 42, and Wayne Smith, 39, were arrested in June ...

15 Feb 2022 at 20:55

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:10

Scotland

Company fined £550,000 after worker fall death

A construction company has been fined £550,000 over the “foreseeable and avoidable death” of a worker who was impaled on metal piping, according to the Crown Office. Matthew Mason, 20, was working at ...

16 May 2023 at 13:58

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 ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:23

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