Friday 11/07/2008
The Solicitor General, Frank Mulholland QC, today wrote to the Justice Spokespersons in the Scottish Parliament to provide information on the implementation of Summary Justice Reform.
Tuesday 24/06/2008
The Lord Advocate, the Right Hon Elish Angiolini QC, today announced the appointment of Anne Currie as Area Procurator Fiscal for Grampian. Ms Currie is an experienced prosecutor with a particular interest in ensuring that services are designed to meet the diverse needs of local communities.
The Crown Office today emphasised that Fiscals continue to take decisions on crimes reported to them based on all of the facts and circumstances of the individual alleged offence, and do so in the public interest at all times.
Monday 23/06/2008
The Code of Practice for Working with Interpreters in Scottish Criminal Justice System is available on the Diversity page.
Monday 16/06/2008
An Expert Advisory Group on Sexual Crime, established by the Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, met for the first time today in the Crown Office in Edinburgh. The permanent expert group brings together prosecutors, Rape Crisis Scotland, and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland to consider best practice in all aspects of the investigation and prosecution of sexual crime
Thursday 22/05/2008
Following the article in The Herald today, titled “Bid to ban Lockerbie lawyers in secrets hearing”, which suggests that the Crown will next week attempt to “throw an unprecedented veil of secrecy over the appeal of the Lockerbie bomber”, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service today issued the following statement:
The Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, today announced that the legal talent available for prosecuting cases in the High Court has reached an unprecedented level as six new Advocate Deputes were appointed to prosecute cases in the highest courts in the land.
The Solicitor General, Frank Mulholland QC today welcomed the joint report "Natural Justice" prepared by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland (HMICS) and the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS).
Tuesday 20/05/2008
Following claims in the media that “sex fiends” are being offered fiscal fines to avoid sending them to court; that fiscal fines were being offered in cases which may have resulted in imprisonment; and that summary justice reform had resulted in the liberation of a person accused of rape, the Crown Office today insisted that such claims were unfounded.
The Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, today visited the Scottish Prosecution College in Glasgow, where over 100 staff have now attended a 2 day intensive training programme in the investigation and prosecution of rape and other sexual offences.
The Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini QC, today announced the appointment of Lesley Thomson to Scotland's most senior Procurator Fiscal post, the Area Procurator Fiscal for Glasgow.
Friday 16/05/2008
The Independent Inspectorate of Prosecution published on 15 May an inspection report on the Procurator Fiscal Offices in the Grampian Area.