His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland

His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS), has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the criminal justice system of Scotland. IPS is headed by the HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland.

IPS is responsible to the Lord Advocate.

As a public authority, decisions and actions of IPS are susceptible to judicial review.

Personnel

 * Assistant Inspector of Prosecution
 * Legal Inspector
 * Business Inspector
 * Personal Assistant

List of chief inspectors
The first chief inspector was appointed in 2003, and after initially operating as a non-statutory body, IPS was placed on a statutory footing in 2007.