Criminal Justice Committee
Access to court transcripts for victims and survivors of rape and sexual offences
Background
The Committee scrutinised the case for improving access, for survivors of rape and sexual offences, to the transcripts of their court cases. Specifically, the Committee looked at at the current costs associated with requests.
Engagement
The Committee met informally with a group of victims and survivors, in private, on 24 November 2021. A summary note of the discussion is available below:
Summary note of 24 November 2021 informal meetings
The Committee considered submissions to its Action Plan on Justice Priorities at its meeting on 20 April 2022. The paper below contains correspondence from Rape Crisis Scotland and one of the survivors:
Priorities in the justice sector and an Action Plan - Note by the Clerk