Annual Report 2004-05

Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Lord Advocate

1. CREATION OF INSPECTORATE

The creation of an Inspectorate of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) was the first recommendation of the Jandoo report into the handling of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar. This and Dr Jandoo's other recommendations were accepted by the Lord Advocate and a project team was set up to make proposals for implementation.

Following a public consultation exercise the Inspectorate was established in December 2003 and a team of three staff recruited to commence the first work of the Inspectorate under an interim Chief Inspector.