Rules: review of decision not to prosecute

I14Rules: review of decision not to prosecute

1

The Lord Advocate must make and publish rules about the process for reviewing, on the request of a person who is or appears to be a victim in relation to an offence F1or alleged offence, a decision of the prosecutor not to prosecute a person for the offence F2or alleged offence.

2

Rules under subsection (1) may in particular make provision for or in connection with—

a

the circumstances in which reviews may be carried out,

b

the manner in which a request for review must be made,

c

the information that must be included in a request for review,

d

the matters to be taken into account by the Lord Advocate when carrying out reviews,

e

the process to be followed by the Lord Advocate when carrying out reviews.

3

In this section, “prosecutor” means Lord Advocate, Crown Counsel or procurator fiscal.