Stage 3 proceedings on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill are scheduled to take place on 22 March 2016.
This briefing considers a number of the key issues raised during the Justice Committee’s stage 1 consideration of the Bill and also considers some of the key amendments lodged at stage 2 in relation to those issues. The briefing focusses on provisions in the Bill dealing with: domestic abuse; the disclosure or threatened disclosure of intimate images (“revenge porn”); and statutory jury directions relating to sexual offences.
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Published: 16 March 2016