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