These Regulations implement, in part, Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. The Regulations amend the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) using the powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and they extend to Scotland only.
The Victims’ Rights (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Certain offences: victim’s right to specify gender of interviewer12
In section 8(1) of the Act, after “offence”, insert “or alleged offence”.