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Statement on Sentencing Council guidelines for death by dangerous driving
“Victim Support Scotland broadly welcomes the Scottish Sentencing Council’s decision to introduce guidelines for sentencing people convicted of crimes…
VSS statement on the UK Parliament’s Illegal Migration Bill
“VSS is concerned about the extreme vulnerability of men, women and girls from modern slavery, exploitation, abuse and crime as a result of the proposed…
Victim Support Scotland welcomes strengthening of rights with Victims’ Rights Directive
Victim Support Scotland (VSS), as one 61 signatories and one of the founding members of Victim Support Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s publication…
Victim Support Scotland partners with Tayside Police to launch pilot
Victim Support Scotland and Tayside Police will today be launching a pilot aimed at increasing emotional and practical support for people affected by crime…
Comment on new Risk Management Authority report
The Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) is a sentence given to people convicted in a High Court of a serious violent offence (other than murder), a serious…
Louise’s volunteering story
Louise recently joined VSS following a recent Scotland-wide volunteer recruitment campaign. Here she shares her experience of training to become a court…
Yvonne’s volunteering story
Yvonne was affected by crime and decided to use her personal experience to help support others going through something similar.
Elizabeth’s story of volunteering
Before moving to live in Scotland, I had been a volunteer with Victim Support (VS) in England. I started volunteering after I retired. I chose to volunteer…
Statement on the review of the Victim Notification Scheme
“As welcome as this extensive report and recommendations arising from the independent review of the Victim Notification Scheme (VNS) are, this serves to…
Statement on jury-less trials for sexual offence cases
“We support the recommendation of a pilot for single judge led trials, and have the confidence that the knowledge and experience of the judiciary will…
Statement on launch of Trauma Informed Justice Knowledge and Skills framework
We look forward to continuing to work closely with the Scottish Government and others to ensure victims, witnesses and their families are treated with…
Statement on the launch of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
We welcome the introduction of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill. The proposals in the Bill are far reaching and have been driven…
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