Tag: Rape Crisis Scotland

Scottish Charity and Prosecution Service Act to Improve Criminal Justice Experience for Sexual Crime Victims

Stuart Mitchell

Scotland’s prosecution service is joining with Rape Crisis Scotland to obtain feedback from victims of sexual crime about their experience of the justice system. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS). Under the new agreement RCS will share anonymous feedback on victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system and their views on the service provided by COPFS. This information, only provided with the victim’s consent, will be used to identify ways COPFS can improve the service…

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Equally Safe Delivery Plan Expanded

Stuart Mitchell

A strategy to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls is to be expanded and backed by more than £1 million of additional funding the Scottish Government has announced. The Equally Safe delivery plan includes measures to teach school children the importance of consent and healthy relationships and will see Rape Crisis Scotland’s sexual violence prevention programme rolled out across a further 11 local authorities.  The plan, which contains 118 actions, also includes an ‘Equally Safe’ accreditation scheme which will be developed for employers to promote best practice in…

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