Scottish courts are to scrap the country's not proven verdict, after years of ongoing debate over the "controversial" ruling.
Not proven is unique to Scots law and it exists in no other jurisdictions. The change comes as part of a new Bill to reform Scotland's justice system, published on Wednesday.
The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill will also change the size of criminal juries from 15 to 12 - and address issues around serious sexual offences by creating a new specialist sexual offences court.
