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Two appointed to Scottish Sentencing Council
Solicitor Krista Johnston and JP Susan Fallone join for five years
Inspectorate of Prosecution publishes annual report
Inspectors will watch for use made of additional funds
Scottish Government consults on prisoner voting rights
Views invited on proposal to allow short term prisoners to vote
Angiolini issues call for evidence on police complaints handling
Independent review wants to hear of real life experiences
Legal aid spending falls £11.3m, SLAB annual report reveals
Falling case numbers account for biggest changes
Court prosecutions 25% down in three years, new figures show
Quarterly report claims encouraging trends in court performance
Slap to head met Children Act offence test: Appeal Court
Reporter's appeal adding facts to referral ground competent
Society launches 2018 BaubleFest campaign in aid of Foundation
Donations in next three weeks will be recognised on Christmas tree
Money announced for sex crime victim support services
£8.5m to provide more staff and better facilities
High risk domestic violence counter-measures go to consultation
Ministers seek views on best multi-agency approach
Ministers announce 3% fee increase as part of legal aid response
Rise from April 2019 will be followed by review panel
Assisted dying campaigner refused permission for Supreme Court appeal
Majority decision against motor neurone sufferer Noel Conway
Further rise in domestic abuse cases, official figures show
Recorded incidents up by 1% in 2017-18
Divert more young people from criminal justice, inspectors report
Thematic study finds diversion successful in most cases
Mental health provision for young people in custody to be reviewed
Yousaf announces expert scrutiny following deaths at Polmont
Yousaf announces Victims Taskforce to begin work
Twelve strong group to meet for first time next month
First sentencing guideline in force from today
"Fairness and proportionality" the core principle
Reference to record justified by accused saying he had never been in court
Crown allowed to correct false impression of character
Judicial review of SCCRC's refusal of application held out of time
Petitioner aware since 2016 of potential grounds of challenge
Legal aid rates blamed for huge rise in solicitors coming off police rotas
Four times as many withdraw this year following new Act
Faculty highlights problems in criminalising child emotional abuse
Consultation response seeks reform, while protecting "reasonable parenting"
Witness's injury-induced memory loss not a "mental condition": Appeal Court
Statement should have been put to witness to adopt
Bracadale hate crime proposals go out to consultation
Ministers seek views ahead of shaping new bill
Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill passes first stage
MSPs unanimously back rise, but some want to go further