Availability of information
Barriers to support, and the inadequacy of advice and information available to victim/survivors was a widespread theme across evidence the Committee received, and individuals who submitted written evidence indicated financial advice is particularly hard to come by.SPICe analysis of the call for views
Financially Included highlighted the "lack of tailored, specialist, trauma-informed advice and information services",SPICe analysis of the call for views and SafeLives recommended that specialist services should be more widely available.SPICe analysis of the call for views
SWA remarked that online information is "often England-centric" and that a Scottish context is not considered.SPICe analysis of the call for views The SRG agreed with this point, stating that specific support for those living in Scotland...