Inquiry into disability discrimination in the Scottish criminal justice system

A legal inquiry into whether people with mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and conditions including autism are experiencing discrimination in the criminal justice system was launched on 1 March by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The inquiry will focus on the accused person’s experiences after they are charged with an offence until the start of their trial. This is when critical decisions such as deciding on their plea or whether they are to be granted bail or kept on remand, are made and when special measures for trial would…

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