A procurator fiscal (pl. procurators fiscal) is a public prosecutor in Scotland, they investigate all sudden and suspicous deaths in Scotland, conduct Fatal Accident Inquiries (a form of inquest unique to the Scottish legal system) and handle criminal complaints against the police (administrative complaints are handled by the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland). They also receive reports from specialist reporting agencies such as Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

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  • A procurator fiscal (pl. procurators fiscal) is a public prosecutor in Scotland, they investigate all sudden and suspicous deaths in Scotland, conduct Fatal Accident Inquiries (a form of inquest unique to the Scottish legal system) and handle criminal complaints against the police (administrative complaints are handled by the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland). They also receive reports from specialist reporting agencies such as Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. For the majority of crimes in Scotland the procurators fiscal present cases for the prosecution in the Sheriff, District and Justice of the Peace Courts, and the case for the defence is presented either by the accused, a solicitor or an advocate. The solicitor will work for a firm of solicitors, or in certain areas of Scotland could be a public defender working for the Public Defence Solicitors' Office. The procurator fiscal has the discretion not to prosecute and purse alternatives free from political interference, but is always subject to the directions of Crown Office and the Lord Advocate.
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  • A procurator fiscal (pl. procurators fiscal) is a public prosecutor in Scotland, they investigate all sudden and suspicous deaths in Scotland, conduct Fatal Accident Inquiries (a form of inquest unique to the Scottish legal system) and handle criminal complaints against the police (administrative complaints are handled by the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland). They also receive reports from specialist reporting agencies such as Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
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  • Procurator Fiscal
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