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

35 Single victim notification system

(1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended by subsections (2) to (4).

(2) In section 16 (victim’s right to receive information concerning release etc. of offender)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in the opening words, the words “Subject to subsection (2),” are repealed,

(ii) in paragraph (a), the words “for a period of 18 months or more” are repealed,

(iii) paragraph (b) is repealed,

(b) subsection (4)(a) is repealed.

(3) In section 17 (release on licence: right of victim to receive information and make representations), subsection (12)(b), and the word “or” immediately preceding it, are repealed.

(4) In section 17ZA (release on licence: provision of information to person supporting victim), subsection (5)(b) is repealed.

(5) The 2014 Act is amended by subsections (6) to (9).

(6) Section 27A (notification of victims in relation to release etc. of short term prisoners) is repealed.

(7) Section 27B (provision of information to person supporting victim) is repealed.

(8) In section 29A (exercise of functions where victim is a child), in subsection (1), in the opening words, for “, 8A or 27A” substitute “or 8A”.

(9) In section 29B (application of Act where victim’s death caused by offence), in subsection (3), in the opening words, for “, 3G or 27A” substitute “or 3G”.