Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 12)

Part 2 Trauma-informed practice

Conduct of proceedings in accordance with trauma-informed practice

29 Fatal accident inquiries: conduct of proceedings

(1) The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 36 (power to regulate procedure etc.)—

(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) ensuring inquiry proceedings are conducted in a way that accords with trauma-informed practice,”,

(b) after subsection (5) insert—

“(5A) For the purposes of this section, “trauma-informed practice” has the meaning given by section 114 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.”.