Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act: an Overview

  3. The Act: Section by Section

    1. Section 1: Provision of certain forensic medical services

    2. Section 2: The examination service

    3. Section 3: Limitations on provision of forensic medical examinations

    4. Section 4: Information to be provided before examination

    5. Section 5: Health care needs

    6. Sections 6, 7 and 8: The retention service

    7. Section 9: Transfer of evidence to police

    8. Section 10: Trauma-informed care

    9. Section 11: Examination of under-age person under section 2(2)(b)

    10. Section 12: Victim support information and referrals

    11. Section 13: Power to confer functions on other bodies

    12. Section 14: Co-operation

    13. Section 15: Report on operation of Act

    14. Section 17: Meaning of references to “evidence”

    15. Schedule: Minor and consequential modifications

  4. Parliamentary History