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  1. The responsibilities of a procurator fiscal include1234:
    • Investigating crimes
    • Deciding whether there should be a prosecution
    • Considering the interests of the victim and the public
    • Taking written statements from witnesses
    • Prosecuting crime in Scotland
    • Investigating sudden and suspicious deaths
    • Conducting fatal accident enquiries
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    The procurator fiscal is responsible for the investigation of crimes. They'll decide whether there should be a prosecution. They'll take into account the interests of the victim and the public. The procurator fiscal will consider the case. If there's enough evidence the accused will be prosecuted and the case will go to court.
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    Procurators fiscal make preliminary investigations into criminal cases, take written statements from witnesses (known as precognition) and are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crime.
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    The PF investigates the crime, considers the report and decides on what action should then be taken. The PF can decide to take no proceedings, to issue a warning or a fiscal fine, to refer to the children’s panel, to divert proceedings to psychiatric or social work assessment, or to proceed to a court prosecution.
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    Procurators fiscal are qualified lawyers who are responsible for prosecuting crime in Scotland. They also investigate sudden and suspicious deaths, and conduct fatal accident enquiries.
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    Procurators fiscal make preliminary investigations into criminal cases, take written statements from witnesses (known as precognition) and are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crime. This includes the power to direct the police in their investigation, but except for serious crimes such as … See more

    A procurator fiscal (pl. procurators fiscal), sometimes called PF or fiscal (Scottish Gaelic: Neach-casaid a' Chrùin), is a public prosecutor See more

    The office most likely originates in the Roman-Dutch and French manorial or seignorial administrator (Dutch: procurator-fiscaal, See more

    For the most serious crimes, the case will not be directly prosecuted by the procurator fiscal. Instead, the case will be heard at the See more

    A procurator fiscal is appointed to the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is a civil and criminal court dealing with Scottish heraldry See more

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    All suspicious, sudden and accidental deaths must be reported to the procurator fiscal, and they have a responsibility to identify if any criminal action has occurred and, where … See more

    There are eleven procurators fiscal in Scotland, each covering a geographical area or jurisdiction with a central office. Outside See more

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    • Staatsanwaltschaft – the German State Prosecutor, who exercises a similar role
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