Scottish Government

CHILD WITNESS SUPPORT
CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

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• Foreword and Overview - Adobe Acrobat PDF 95KB

• Section 1: Establishment of a Child Witness Support Service - Adobe Acrobat PDF 209KB

• Section 2: Interviewing Child Witnesses in Scotland - Adobe Acrobat PDF 309KB

• Section 3: Code of Practice on the Provision of Therapy to Child Witnesses prior to Criminal Trials and Children's Hearings Court Proceedings - Adobe Acrobat PDF 145KB

• Section 4: Conduct of Child Witness Court Familiarisation Visits - Adobe Acrobat PDF 97KB

• Section 5: Information about Young Witnesses to Inform Decision-making in the Legal Process - Adobe Acrobat PDF 96KB

• Section 6: Questioning of Children in Court - Adobe Acrobat PDF 121KB

• Appendix 1: Lord Justice General's Memorandum 1990 - Adobe Acrobat PDF 59KB

• Appendix 2: Report of the Lord Advocate's Working Group on Child Witness Support - Recommendations - Adobe Acrobat PDF 105KB