It is recognised that there may be increased costs arising from the requirement for additional consideration of referrals by the Principal Reporter to ascertain whether there is any identifiable victim and whether information can be provided to them in accordance 7 This document relates to the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 29) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 13 March 2018 with the new provisions under section 179A of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.