Equally Safe: consultation on legislation to improve forensic medical services for victims of rape and sexual assault

We are seeking your views on proposals to improve forensic medical services for victims of rape and sexual assault.


Footnotes

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2.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/contents

3.https://www.gov.scot/about/how-government-is-run/directorates/chief-medical-officer/catherine-calderwood/

4.https://www.gov.scot/groups/taskforce-to-improve-services-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-victims/

5.https://www.hmics.scot/

6.https://www.hmics.scot/publications/strategic-overview-provision-forensic-medical-services-victims-sexual-crime

7.https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2017-18/pages/15/

8.https://www.gov.scot/publications/equally-safe-scotlands-strategy-prevent-eradicate-violence-against-women-girls/

9.https://www.gov.scot/groups/health-and-justice-collaboration-improvement-board/

10.http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/person-centred_care/resources/sexual_assault_services.aspx

11.https://www.hmics.scot/sites/default/files/publications/HMICS20181203PUB_0.pdf

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14.https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/3971582/nationaltraumatrainingframework.pdf

15.https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2017-18/pages/15/

16.http://www.spa.police.uk/assets/126884/441011/441165/475794/9.2psperfrepq4

17.http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0047/00474316.pdf

18.http://www.policecare.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Police-Healthcare-Forensic-Medical-Services-MoU-Final-v1.pdf

19.https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/i-just-froze/

20.https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aogs.13174

21.http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/person-centred_care/resources/sexual_assault_services.aspx

22.https://consult.gov.scot/cmo/guidance-for-healthcare-professionals/

23.http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/person-centred_care/resources/sexual_assault_indicators.aspx

24.https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/

25.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2018-to-2019

26.Section 7A was added by section 22 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/contents/enacted

27.https://www.gov.scot/publications/honouring-lived-experience-chief-medical-officers-taskforce-improve-services-victims/

28.https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679

29.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted

30.https://www.igt.hscic.gov.uk/Caldicott2Principles.aspx

31.http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/107986.aspx

32.https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/datalinkageframework/Funded-Linkage-Projects/PIAtemplate

33.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/16/contents

34.https://www.gov.scot/publications/rape-and-sexual-assault-victims-taskforce-terms-of-reference/

35.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/5/contents

36.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/5/section/5

37.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/5/section/5

38.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/1/crossheading/medical-examinations

39.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1752928X08000164

40.http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/rights-in-practice/human-rights-based-approach/

41.https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/rms/0900001680063765

42.http://apps.who.int/gb/bd/PDF/bd47/EN/constitution-en.pdf?ua=1

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48.Article 19 recognises children and young people's right to freedom from violence and abuse including sexual abuse. https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx

49.https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12012P/TXT

50.Article 16 recognises persons with disabilities' right to freedom from violence and abuse. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx

51.https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/rms/090000168008482e

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53.http://www.policecare.scot.nhs.uk/groups/specialist-paediatric-forensic-2/

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59.http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/108702.aspx

60.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/50/contents

61.https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-guidance-child-protection-scotland-guidance-health-professionals-scotland/

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63.https://www.gov.scot/policies/human-rights/childrens-rights/

64.https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/People/Equality/Equalities/EqualFramework/EvidencePSED/EQIA

65.https://www.gov.scot/news/a-fairer-scotland-1/

66.https://www.gov.scot/publications/empowering-scotlands-island-communities/

67. http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/

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