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Why Scotland needs Specialist Sexual Offences Courts
Last week, the Scottish Government published the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill which seeks to improve survivors’ access to and experiences of the criminal justice system. If passed, this Bill will introduce a Specialist Sexual Offence Court, among several other potentially transformative proposals.
Ask an Advocacy Worker
Set up in 2016, the National Advocacy Project is a network of specialist Advocacy Workers from local Rape Crisis Centres in Scotland who help survivors to access justice. All 17 Rape Crisis Centres have Advocacy Workers, meaning that survivors can benefit from advocacy anywhere in Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands right down to the Borders.
As a relatively new service, many survivors who think about pursuing justice aren’t aware of advocacy work or what help is available to them.
We spoke with Jo and Dawn, two Advocacy Workers at Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland (RASASH) in Inverness, to find out what Advocacy Workers want survivors to know.
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