According to the Scottish Government’s statistical report on the criminal justice system, both the rate of reconviction and the average number of reconvictions per person have been slowly decreasing since 2003. The statistics are based on the data of people who were released from custody in 2015-16 or received a…

With knife crime rising in England, attention has turned to Scotland where a continued fall in knife crime has been recorded over the past decade. There has been a conscious effort to see whether the successes and lessons learned in Scotland can be applied in London, where police figures have…

Following the High Court privacy verdict brought by Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC is now urging the government to review the law concerning the coverage of criminal investigations and naming of suspects. Privacy ruling The BBC’s recent loss in a High Court privacy case regarding the coverage of a police…

A call for evidence has been launched over proposed new legislation that aims to provide vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime with a better experience of the criminal justice system in Scotland. 

Sheriff sets out limitations of court challenge to strike-off decisions A SINGLE conviction involving alcohol and swearing at a police officer was enough for a social worker to be removed from the professional register.

New Solicitor Advocate means quartet including QC appearing for Beltrami & Co MORE lawyers from Beltrami & Co can now appear in the higher courts than any other Scottish criminal law firm outside Edinburgh. The qualification of Alan Gravelle as Solicitor Advocates means the firm has four lawyers at this…

Enforcement of fines is being carried out at Scottish airports and ferry terminals under new powers which can see holidaymakers being arrested and missing their travel connections.

Professional body declared patient safety was not compromised but he remains sacked A consultant orthopaedic surgeon with an "unblemished career" remains dismissed for gross misconduct - even though an investigation found there were no safety concerns.

£21,600 Award against an offshore firm who began an investigation after sacking  It perhaps looked an open and shut case - an expenses claim for 96 miles when an internal report found the "true" mileage was 6.8.

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