# Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

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    type: "Public Authority"
    title: "Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service"
    description: "Scottish prosecution and death-investigation authority used by selected enforcement and bereavement routes."
    status: "observed"
    assertion_status: "official"
    jurisdiction: "scotland"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
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        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      - id: "copfs-death-investigation"
        title: "Deaths investigation guide"
        resource: "https://www.copfs.gov.uk/services/bereavement-support/guide-for-bereaved-family-members/deaths-investigation-video-script/"
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    # Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

    COPFS is Scotland's prosecution service and publishes the decision framework
    used in the selected
    [Scottish speeding branch](../services/scotland-speeding-prosecution-route.md).
    Its prosecutor decides whether and how to act; the bundle predicts no disposal.

    COPFS is also the Scottish death-investigation authority in the selected
    [registration route](../services/scotland-death-registration.md). It decides
    whether and how a reported death is investigated; the bundle predicts no
    referral or outcome.