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Question reference: S7W-03820
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Ruth Charteris on 15 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the HMICS and HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland report, Citing witnesses in the sheriff court, which found that evidence was led in 13% of sheriff summary trials and 21% of sheriff and jury trials in 2024-25, what action it is taking to reduce the number of victims, witnesses and police officers cited to attend trials that do not proceed as scheduled.
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