Can I email Procurator Fiscal?
Can I email Procurator Fiscal?
Your call will be answered as soon as an operator becomes available. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us by emailing [email protected]. Telephone lines are open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4.30pm.
What is the role of a procurator fiscal?
Procurators fiscal make preliminary investigations into criminal cases, take written statements from witnesses (known as precognition) and are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crime.
How do I contact Copfs?
phoning our national Enquiry Point on: 0300 020 3000 (lines open Mon-Thurs: 8:30 to 17:15; Fri: 8:30 to 17:00) – RNID Typetalk prefix our telephone number with 18001. emailing [email protected] with a query or comment. emailing a completed complaints to [email protected].
Is a procurator fiscal a lawyer?
Procurators Fiscal are civil servants qualified as Solicitors, Solicitor-Advocates, or Advocates and are independent prosecutors, constitutionally responsible to the Lord Advocate. Decisions on whether to hold Fatal Accident Inquiries are usually taken by Advocates Depute.
Can I speak to the Procurator Fiscal?
You can contact us in person at your local Procurator Fiscal’s office, by telephoning our National Enquiry Point on 01389 739 557, or in writing by emailing us at [email protected] or by writing to Response and Information Unit, Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LA.
How long does it take to hear from Procurator Fiscal?
Reports should normally be sent to the Procurator Fiscal within 4 months of the date of the offence. If it is likely to take considerably longer to submit a report then this should be discussed with the Fiscal and reasons given.
What is English equivalent of Procurator Fiscal?
The Procurator Fiscal is unique to Scotland and is broadly equivalent to the Crown Prosecution Service in the rest of the UK. Answer is accepted.
What happens when a report is submitted to the Procurator Fiscal?
(As outlined above) In cases which will be considered by a jury, the Procurator Fiscal will interview witnesses and gather and review the forensic and other evidence before a decision to prosecute is taken. S/He will then make a report to Crown Counsel to take a decision on whether to prosecute.
How long after being charged does it take to go to court in Scotland?
Time between the offence being committed and being charged: 323 days. Time between being charged and the first hearing: 34 days. Time between the first hearing and completion at the magistrates’: 9 days. Time between the sending of the case to Crown Court to the start of trial: 119 days.
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Who is the current procurator fiscal?
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Minister responsible | Dorothy Bain QC, Lord Advocate |
| Agency executive | David Harvie, Crown Agent |
| Parent agency | Scottish Government |
| Website | www.copfs.gov.uk |
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