A specialist reporting agency is an organisation other than the Police Service of Scotland who report alleged crimes to the Procurators Fiscal in Scotland. These include HM Revenue and Customs, Health and Safety Executive, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Trading Standards departments of local authorities.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ "IDG67750 – Procedure for disclosing to others (government): Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO)". HM Revenue and Customs. Retrieved 18 September 2009. The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) was established by section 34 Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005. It is responsible for the prosecution of all HMRC criminal cases in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own prosecuting authorities: the Lord Advocate or the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland;
  2. ^ "Specialist Prosecutors". Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023. This document is a list of 54 organisations who are currently registered (2014) as specialist reporting agencies who can report cases to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and have done so within the last year. This number does not include the Police Service of Scotland which is considered to be the main reporting body in Scotland.


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