Question reference: S6W-13756
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 11 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up rate has been for the Victim Notification Scheme, as a percentage of all eligible victims, in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the data requested.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is responsible for issuing Victim Notification Scheme packs. They have advised that the number of packs issued to eligible victims for 2021-2022 and from April 2022 to 16 Jan 2023 – the information held to date - is as follows:
- 2021-2022 - Total 1674
- 2022 to 16 January 2023 – Total 1788
Eligible victims can register for the scheme at any time. The Scottish Prison Service has advised that the numbers of victims who have opted to register for the scheme in the financial year 2021-22 and from 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2022 – the information held to date - are as follows:
- 2021-2022 – Total 400
- 1 April 2022 until 31 December 2022 – Total 356