SP Bill 26B 6 (2025) Session 2 Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland (2) In exercising the general function, the Commissioner is to— (a) engage, in such manner as the Commissioner considers appropriate, with— (i) victims and witnesses, (ii) persons providing victim support services, 5 (b) take such steps as the Commissioner considers appropriate to raise awareness of and promote— (i) the interests of victims and witnesses, (ii) the Victims’ Charter (see section 8A), (c) monitor compliance with— 10 (i) standards of service set and published under section 2 of the Victims and 1 Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”), (ii) the Victims’ Code for Scotland prepared and published under section 3B of that Act, (ca) consider the provision of information to victims and other persons and the making 15 of representations under Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, (d) promote best...