Question reference: S6W-24823
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 25 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, whether the rape of a child would be considered in the proposed specialist Sexual Offences Court.
Answer
The range of sexual offences that fall under the proposed jurisdiction of the Sexual Offences Court is set out at Schedule 3 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill. Schedule 3 includes the offence of rape of a child under common law and under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.