Prosecutors have made Scottish legal history by using proceeds of crime legislation to seize and convert a cryptocurrency stash into physical cash. John Ross Rennie, 29, has been ordered to hand over £109,601 after his legal team reached an agreement with Crown prosecutors that the amount was derived from criminal [...]

Recorded crime in Scotland has increased over the past year, with domestic abuse cases up by 22% and shoplifting incidents rising by 34%, according to Police Scotland. Official statistics indicate that 300,070 crimes were recorded in the year leading up to June 2024, marking a 3% increase from the previous [...]

The UK's first official drug consumption room is set to open in Glasgow on October 21 to help address Scotland's drug-related death crisis. The £2.3 million facility, located at the Hunter Street Health and Social Care Centre in Glasgow's East End, will allow up to 30 individuals to inject drugs [...]

Scotland’s Justice Secretary, Angela Constance, reiterated her call for the decriminalisation of personal drug use and defended police warnings for heroin users during an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Crime Campus. The £73 million facility in Gartcosh focuses on tackling organised crime, but Constance faced criticism for [...]

Police Scotland is hiring civilian investigators to assist with major crime investigations, fatal accident inquiries, rogue police officer probes, and COVID-related deaths in care homes. These civilians will perform tasks such as conducting interviews, gathering evidence, and attending court, with a two-year contract and a salary of £30,629—higher than that [...]

The Nobile Officium is a special legal power held by the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary, allowing them to provide a remedy or take action where there is no existing law or legal procedure to address an issue. It is essentially an extraordinary or equitable power [...]

An inspection of HMP & YOI Stirling, Scotland’s new £85 million therapeutic women’s prison, has led to calls for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to end routine body-searches of female inmates. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, praised the prison's therapeutic environment and compassionate staff but raised concerns [...]

In her final report, Scotland's Chief Inspector of Prisons, Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, called for radical measures to address overcrowding, advocating for fewer prison sentences and improved rehabilitation. The report highlights emergency measures for early prisoner release due to capacity issues. Justice Secretary Angela Constance outlined efforts to manage the complex prison [...]

Thomas Ross KC, a Glasgow based top lawyer has called for the introduction of a domestic abuse register. Mr Ross cited recent cases of domestic abuse, and also added his own childhood experience of domestic abuse. The register would operate like the sex offender registry already in place, requiring offenders [...]

Police Scotland has issued a statement in an attempt to reassure the public that similar riots to those seen in England over the past week are unlikely in Scotland. In response to the riots across England in response to the Southport stabbings, the police force has increased patrols nationwide. Assistant [...]