Scotland seems to have negotiated mechanisms that are similar to plea bargaining. It appears that prosecutors can make deals with defendants to replace more serious charges with less serious charges, which carry less jail time, if the defendants agree to plead guilty to those charges. Scotland also appears to give a substantial sentence reduction for defendants who plead guilty early.
"PLEA AND CONFESSION BARGAINING IN SCOTLAND" [1]
"Tensions and balances, costs and rewards: the sentence discount in Scotland" [2]
"Furious 'stalking' victim slams courts for striking plea bargain with man who 'made her life a misery'" [3]
"PLEA AND CONFESSION BARGAINING IN SCOTLAND" [1]
"Tensions and balances, costs and rewards: the sentence discount in Scotland" [2]
"Furious 'stalking' victim slams courts for striking plea bargain with man who 'made her life a misery'" [3]
[1] https://www.ejcl.org/103/abs103-8.html
[2] https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/1422462.pdf
[3] https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/crown-offic...