Question reference: S5W-21310
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 30 January 2019
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports third sector organisations that support the families of resident Scots who have died abroad in suspicious circumstances.
Answer
The Scottish Government is providing £13.8 million to Victim Support Scotland over the period 2018-19 – 2020-21 to help victims of crime.
Victim Support Scotland has an agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to provide emotional and practical support to families of Scots who have died abroad as a result of murder or manslaughter; helping them to deal with the added trauma, complications and cost that a death abroad can cause.