General Question · S2O-08750 · Session 2
What jurisdiction police forces and procurators fiscal have to investigate and prosecute where civil criminal offences are suspected of hav…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what jurisdiction police forces and procurators fiscal have to investigate and prosecute where civil criminal offences are suspected of having been perpetrated on or within Ministry of Defence property in Scotland.
The answer
Scottish police forces have jurisdictionto investigate, and the Procurator Fiscal has jurisdiction to prosecute, any criminaloffence committed within Scottish jurisdiction. This jurisdiction would includeMinistry of Defence property.
The Ministry of Defence Policealso have statutory jurisdiction to investigate criminal offences committed on militaryproperty. Whether the local police or the MOD police will investigate such offencesis determined in accordance with a protocol agreed between the Scottish police forcesand the MOD police.
The Ministry of Defence Policealso have statutory jurisdiction to investigate criminal offences committed on militaryproperty. Whether the local police or the MOD police will investigate such offencesis determined in accordance with a protocol agreed between the Scottish police forcesand the MOD police.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2O-08750 by reference.