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his or her own department, and issues general instructions from and on behalf of the Lord
Advocate for the guidance of Crown counsel, procurators fiscal, sheriff clerks and other public officials. The Crown Agent also transmits instructions from Crown counsel to procurators fiscal about prosecutions, and, subject to the direction of the
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normally appointed for a limited period of three years. Their decision to prosecute in this way is taken in the light of the
Procurator Fiscal's recommendations and a report prepared by the police, and any such reports are subject to the direction of the Lord Advocate. This prosecutorial role can not
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The Crown Agent is the principal legal adviser to the Lord
Advocate on prosecution matters, as well as serving as Chief Executive for the department. The Crown Agent acts as the principal legal adviser to the Lord Advocate in all legal proceedings in which the Lord Advocate appears as representing
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Advocate, and the resulting department of the Crown Office, is somewhat obscure. There are references on record to a king's procurator-fiscal in 1434 and 1457, and a queen's advocate in 1462. An office of king's advocate dates from 1478 but between 1478 and 1494 there are
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COPFS is organised into functions namely Local Court, High Court, Specialist
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or for a victim to decide whether or not to press charges, as the decision on whether to try and by which method belongs to the prosecutor as "Master of the
Instance". Until 1987, however, their discretion only extended to the degree to which they should prosecute, if at all; there were no
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Sheriff and Justice of the Peace courts. Within Local Court there is also a National Initial Case Processing Unit which specialises in the decision making of summary level cases reported to COPFS by Police Scotland and other specialist reporting agencies.
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entitled to participate (but not vote) in proceedings of the Scottish Parliament to the extent permitted by standing orders. The Solicitor General can act as the deputy for the Lord Advocate.
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and with voluntary organisations, such as Court Witness Service,
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in Scotland does not say that a crime must be prosecuted and the
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1782:. Unless the cases are of especial importance, such as the
4042: Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development
2561:"Conditional offer of fixed penalty by procurator fiscal"
2413:"Investigation and Prosecution of Crime: 110/140 Day Rule"
2317:"KLTR Overview - King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer"
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is responsible for prosecution, along with the sheriffdom
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The Lord Advocate and Solicitor General are one of the
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As well as departmental management responsibility, the
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The Scottish Government webpage, Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
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Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin
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ministerial and prosecutorial role to be separated.
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Government-related organisations based in Edinburgh
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Independent public prosecution service for Scotland
2508:Jones, Timothy H.; Christie, Michael G.A. (2008).
1702:who carry out administrative and other duties and
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4077: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland
1756:Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland
1731:in 1476, then as procurator for another case in
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2535:"The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 s.56"
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1978:Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
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1862:The Crown Agent also holds the office of
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4565:Category B listed buildings in Edinburgh
2147:"History of the office of Lord Advocate"
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4046: Internal Audit and Assurance
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3873:Directorates of the Scottish Government
1366:Proposed second independence referendum
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3054:International relations
1837:Great Officers of State
1814:for ensuring that each
1735:in the following year.
738:Scottish Prison Service
515:International relations
154:John Logue, Crown Agent
4057:Health and Social Care
4026: Safer Communities
3348:Royal Bank of Scotland
3044:Great Seal of Scotland
2512:. Edinburgh: W.Green.
1974:fatal accident inquiry
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1741:Parliament of Scotland
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612:EU Continuity Act 2020
387:Scottish republicanism
243:; 47 years ago
4545:Scottish criminal law
4336:National Crime Agency
4071:Chief Nursing Officer
4063:Chief Medical Officer
4050: Tax and Revenues
3997:Education and Justice
3966:Chief Economist
3645:British Sign Language
3112:Members of Parliament
3039:Deputy First Minister
2877:Anglo-Scottish border
2845:Industrial Revolution
2271:. Scottish Government
2201:on 27 September 2011.
2157:on 27 September 2011.
2042:psychiatric treatment
1984:Prosecution of crimes
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1656:Scottish legal system
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4462:Sheriff Appeal Court
4428:Lord Justice General
3588:World Heritage Sites
2785:Wars of Independence
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575:Statutory instrument
291:Politics of Scotland
125:Minister responsible
4570:Old Town, Edinburgh
4540:Scottish Government
4272:Justice Directorate
4266:Scottish Government
4018: Learning
3378:International trade
2932:Mountains and hills
2840:Highland Clearances
2815:Glorious Revolution
2780:Davidian Revolution
2727:Outline of Scotland
2656:on 1 December 2008.
2626:on 15 February 2011
2620:Scottish Government
2442:Scottish Government
2343:Scottish Government
2022:compensation orders
1994:procurators fiscals
1896:solicitor-advocates
1808:Scottish Government
1801:Scottish Parliament
1686:, both of whom are
1682:is assisted by the
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536:Scottish Parliament
470:Cabinet Secretaries
408:Scottish Government
372:Union of the Crowns
166:Scottish Government
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3238:Scots property law
3233:College of Justice
3142:Secretary of State
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2835:Lowland Clearances
2820:1707 Acts of Union
2478:David Hingston LLB
2423:on 6 October 2008.
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1962:Procurators fiscal
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1660:procurators fiscal
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495:Executive agencies
416:Swinney government
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