This briefing provides a summary of the parliamentary scrutiny of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill prior to the Stage 3 proceedings, due on 12 December 2013. This briefing only relates to the Health and Sport Committee’s scrutiny of the provisions in the Bill related to a National Confidential Forum at stages 1 and 2. It accompanies the SPICe briefing ‘Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3’, which considers the scrutiny of the Bill by the Justice Committee, which is the designated Lead Committee.
This briefing outlines in more detail:
• The Health and Sport Committee’s Stage 1 report recommendations and the Scottish Government’s response
• Amendments agreed to at Stage 2
• Amendments that have been lodged for Stage 3
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Published: 5 December 2013