Widening the scope of the current victim statement scheme: consultation analysis

This report provides an analysis of responses to the Scottish Government’s (SG) consultation on “widening the scope of the current victim statement scheme” which ran from 1 September 2019 until 29 November 2019.


Overview of respondents to the consultation

A total of 38 responses were received. As explained above, feedback received from the engagement events is shown separately in Annexes A and B. A list of all organisations that responded can be found at Annex C.

Of the 38 responses, 34 have been published on the Scottish Government website. The remaining four were submitted by individuals who stated they did not want their response to be published.

All responses have been included in this analysis, irrespective of whether or not they have been published.

The published responses can be accessed here:

The following table shows the breakdown of respondent group and organisation type:

Respondent group Number of responses
Individual 15
Organisation 23
Justice Sector 2
Professional Organisation 8
Third Sector 13
Workshop and Victim Support Scotland engagement 2*
Total 40

* Responses included individually in Annex A & B

Contact

Email: victim.statement.consultation@gov.scot

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