Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Petition

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Victims of Crime (Support and Assistance) (PE1403)

Item 6 is consideration of PE1403, by Peter Morris, on improving support and assistance to victims of crime and their families. The petition was referred to us by the Public Petitions Committee for further consideration as part of our scrutiny of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill.

Do members wish to make any comments on the petition, or are they content to consider the issues that are raised in it as part of our scrutiny of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill? I think that that would be a good way forward. Many of the points seem to be taken up in the bill.

Members indicated agreement.

We will now move into private session.

11:34 Meeting continued in private until 12:08.