Introductory Text
General principles
1.General principles
1A.Further general principles applicable to victims
Standards of service
2.Standards of service
3.Reports
Complaints
3A.Complaints
Provision of information to victims
3B.The Victims’ Code for Scotland
3C.Victims’ right to receive information
Provision of support to victims
3D.Referral to providers of victim support services
Assistance to communicate
3E.Victims’ right to understand and be understood
3F.Victims’ right to interpretation and translation
Acknowledgement of complaints
3G.Written acknowledgement of complaints
Reimbursement of expenses
3H.Victims’ right to reimbursement of expenses
Return of property
3I.Victims’ right to return of property
Offences committed in another Member State
3J.Offences committed in a Member State
Rules: review of decision not to prosecute
4.Rules: review of decision not to prosecute
Restorative justice
5.Restorative justice
Disclosure of information
6.Disclosure of information about criminal proceedings
Interviews
7.Interviews with children: guidance
8.Certain offences: victim's right to specify gender of interviewer
Medical examinations
8A.Certain medical examinations: additional information to be provided
9.Certain medical examinations: gender of medical examiner
Criminal investigations
9A.Victims’ right to protection during criminal investigations
9B.Individual assessment of victims in criminal investigations
9C.Measures to assist victims in criminal investigations
Protection of victims
9D.Right to avoid contact between victim and offender
9E.Victims’ right to protection of privacy
Vulnerable witnesses
10.Vulnerable witnesses: main definitions
11.Child and deemed vulnerable witnesses
12.Child and deemed vulnerable witnesses: standard special measures
13.Objections to special measures: child and deemed vulnerable witnesses
14.Child witnesses
15.Reporting of proceedings involving children
16.Other vulnerable witnesses: assessment and application
17.Objections to special measures: other vulnerable witnesses
18.Review of arrangements for vulnerable witnesses
19.Temporary additional special measures
20.Special measures: closed courts
21.Power to prescribe further special measures
22.Vulnerable witnesses: civil proceedings
Victim statements
23.Victim statements
Sentencing
24.Duty to consider making compensation order
25.Restitution order
26.Victim surcharge
Release of offender: victim's rights
27.Victim's right to receive information about release of offender etc.
27A.Notification of victims in relation to release etc. of short term prisoners
27B.Provision of information to person supporting victim
28.Life prisoners: victim's right to make oral representations before release on licence
29.Temporary release: victim's right to make representations
Child victims
29A.Exercise of functions where victim is a child
Deceased victims
29B.Application of Act where victim’s death caused by offence
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30.National Confidential Forum
31.NCF: constitution and operation
General
32.Interpretation
33.Ancillary provision
34.Commencement
35.Short title