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<Text>The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“<Term id="term-the-1995-act">the 1995 Act</Term>”) is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In section 305 (Acts of Adjournal), after subsection (1A) insert—</Text>
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<Text>Subsection (1) also extends to making provision by Act of Adjournal for the purpose of ensuring that criminal proceedings are conducted in a way that accords with trauma-informed practice.</Text>
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<Text>In section 307 (interpretation), after the definition of “training school order” insert—</Text>
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