Question reference: S6W-05929
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 February 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the offences in relation to which a victim statement cannot be made.
Answer
The current list of prescribed offences where a victim impact statement can be made is set out here - The Victim Statements (Prescribed Offences) (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2009 (legislation.gov.uk). The Scottish Government has committed to expanding the scope of the Victim Statement Scheme and work is currently ongoing to explore extensions to this list.