Transforming Justice in Scotland – Person-centred and Trauma-informed Approaches for Victims and Witnesses

As an amendment to motion S6M-08865 in the name of Angela Constance (Transforming Justice in Scotland – Person-centred and Trauma-informed Approaches for Victims and Witnesses), insert at end ", and believes that, through its scrutiny of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill, fairness for victims will be further achieved by the removal of proposals to allow for time spent by offenders on bail, under electronic monitoring, to be considered as part of their overall sentence, and that additional measures, such as affording victims a greater voice in decisions concerning the bail, remand and release of offenders, better protections around their safety once an offender is released and any other practical measures that can better protect victims and their families, ought to be positively considered by the Parliament."