A correction slip has been issued for Scottish Parliament legislation establishing a Victims and Witnesses Commissioner and implementing significant criminal justice reforms. The Act introduces trauma-informed investigation and prosecution procedures, enhanced victim information and support rights, and creates a new specialist court for sexual offences cases. Key changes include abolishing the not proven verdict, modifying jury sizes and guilty verdict thresholds, introducing special measures for vulnerable witnesses, victim anonymity provisions in certain cases, and strengthened enforcement of protective orders across borders.
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