Crown Office

British

noun

(in England) an office of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court that is responsible for administration and where actions are entered for trial

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He said the police and Crown Office should "hang their heads in shame" if no-one was charged by the 25th anniversary of the murder next year.

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Billy Blue added that the Crown Office was "definitely" reviewing evidence around the case, while he has had recent meetings with police and crown office officials, including Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain.

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The Crown Office said it worked closely with the police to review unresolved homicides to establish if there were any new evidential developments.

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However the Crown Office has told the BBC it has been unable to find a non-Scottish force to take on the task and other options are now being explored.

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News of the Crown Office decision came on the same day as Emma Caldwell's mother Margaret and other family members met Lord Scott, who is chairing a public inquiry into the case, in Glasgow.

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