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2 unusual facts about Procurator Fiscal


Procurator fiscal

A procurator fiscal is appointed to the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is a civil and criminal court dealing with Scottish heraldry and genealogy in Scotland.

This Court is unique to Scots culture with heraldry playing an important role, particularly in relation to the clan system.


Children's Hearing

Any child generally under the age of 16, or under the age of 18 but still subject to a Compulsory Supervision Order (CSO), who offends is referred to a hearing unless the area Procurator Fiscal decides that the seriousness of the case merits prosecution in either the Sheriff Court or High Court of Justiciary.

Gordon Matheson

On 12 December 2012, Gordon Matheson was reported to the procurator fiscal in Glasgow after allegedly having been caught by police in the Cathcart area of Glasgow performing a sex act with an undisclosed 38 year old male.


see also

James McDougall

Jimmy McDougall, Scottish Procurator Fiscal, responsible for investigating the crash of Pan Am Flight 103