Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has accepted a report into how domestic abuse is prosecuted, which has emphasised that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service must speed up the work it is doing to improve the service it gives to victims.
The report assessed the work of COPFS in the management and prosecution of domestic abuse cases that are heard by sheriff without a jury. The HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland made 27 recommendations for COPFS. Ms Bain has thanked the inspectorate for the report, and accepted the recommendations, with work underway to make changes.