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Bill extends Police Scotland powers to railway system
Ministers want to end role of British Transport Police
SLAB spending standstill masks year-on-year changes
Annual report explains variations within total paid out
Society welcome for domestic abuse-related procedure reforms
Warning that extra criminal court resources may be needed
Smoking ban in cars with child passengers now in force
Fine of up to £1,000 for offenders, but questions over enforcement
Minimum criminal age to rise to 12 - by 2018
Ministers confirm long-awaited legal change
Justice Secretary hails pilot Aberdeen Problem Solving Court
First year progress in changing behaviour of those with chaotic lifestyles
"Incompetent" for sheriff to call case and not sentence in fiscal's absence
High Court rules attempt to "discipline" Crown wrong
Society welcome for continued Europol links
Cross-border cooperation "key" to combating crime
Youth survey finds gender stereotype link to violence
Minister pledges further action to root out gender violence
Ministers looking to remove "offender" tag after sentence served
National strategy seeking other descriptions to help rehabilitation
Community justice national strategy seeks shift away from custody
New document sets out Government's priorities
Lord Advocate to give Human Rights Day lecture
Faculty/JUSTICE Scotland event looks at prosecution and human rights
Lord President declines Justice Committee invitation over COPFS inquiry
Letter states judges "cannot make contribution of assistance"
Supreme Court could sit round the UK, Neuberger hints in speech
President "in process of trying to change" London-only hearings
Bonomy proposes tightening of hunt legislation
Review finds weaknesses in ban on hunting with dogs
Scottish Government confirms proposals for jury research
Two year project to follow up Lord Bonomy recommendations
Lord Advocate defends "rigorous approach" to abuse cases
Conference speech insists prosecutions only taken where enough evidence
Matheson calls justice system summit to review Brexit risks
Law enforcement, family and commercial issues on St Andrew's House agenda
Facebook messages to ex-partner over contact held not to be threatening
Appeal against conviction allowed despite complainer's distress
Police, prosecutors clash over domestic abuse cases
Fiscals deny claims that hopeless cases being taken to court
UK to opt in to new Europol powers
Scottish minister says questions remain over future post-Brexit
Fiscal Service struggling with underfunding, inquiry submissions reveal
Police, Fiscals' Society and union all point to resource pressures
Consolidate hate crime legislation, Society argues
Single Act would assist clarity and MSP scrutiny
Justice Committee visits Hamilton as part of COPFS inquiry
Defence solicitors among those to meet MSPs