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Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025

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19Requirement to respond to annual report

(1)Where a report under section 18 names—

(a)a criminal justice body,

(b)a person providing victim support services,

the Commissioner may, in the report, impose on the person a requirement to respond to the report.

(2)Where a requirement to respond is imposed under subsection (1), the person must provide a written statement within such reasonable period as the Commissioner specifies.

(3)The statement must set out the person’s reasoned response to the part of the report which relates to their activities.

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