Parliamentary evidence 2017

2017 has been an interesting and busy year for the policy team at Victim Support Scotland.

We responded to consultations, assisted our partners directly in the work they do to ensure the criminal justice sector is fit for victims and witnesses of crime, advanced our user survey, compiled numerous internal and external briefings and reports, and we even hosted a conference on hate crime.

Below is just a sample of some of the main consultations we responded to in 2017. If you have any questions about any of the content, you can get in touch with us.

6 December 2017	Prisoner Voting – Supplementary	Equalities and Human Rights Committee
4 December 2017	Scrutiny of COPFS Budget	Scottish Government
22 November 2017	Proposed Draft Police Act 1997 and Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2018	Disclosure Scotland
13 November 2017	Hate Crime Legislation	The Right Hon Lord Bracadale
11 October 2017	Prisoner Voting	Equalities and Human Rights Committee
11 October 2017	Parole Reform	Scottish Government
5 October 2017	Sentencing Council Guidelines	Scottish Government
27 September 2017	Pre-Recording of Evidence (child and vulnerable witnesses)	Justice Committee
31 August 2017	Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities	The Lord Advocat
26 July 2017	The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Repeal Bill	Justice Committee
26 July 2017	Equally Safe	Scottish Government
17 July 2017	Law in Relation to Abusive and Threatening Behaviour	Petitions Committee
07 June 2017	Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill	Justice Committee
19 May 2017	Electronic Monitoring	Scottish Government
12 January 2017	Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill	Justice Committee