Scottish Government

A SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO THE CONSULTATION ON THE 2002 REVIEW OF THE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURE OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

BY ELAINE SAMUEL University of Edinburgh AND IAN CLARK Scottish Executive Social Research

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CONTENTS

1 THE CONSULTATION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Who Was Consulted?
1.3 Who Responded?
2 WHAT THE CONSULTEES SAID
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Managing the Caseload of the High Court
2.3 More Thorough Preparation of High Court Cases
2.4 Modernised Time Limits
2.5 Encouragement to Early Realistic Pleas
2.6 Greater Certainty That Trials Will Proceed
2.7 Supporting Victims and Witnesses
2.8 Getting the Infrastructure Right: People and Places
2.9 Other Issues
ANNEX A: LIST OF CONSULTEES
ANNEX B: LIST OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES
ANNEX C: TOPIC GUIDE FOR PRISONER FOCUS GROUPS
ANNEX D: REPORT ON CONSULTATION OF PRISONERS
ANNEX E: CONSULTATION WITH JURORS
ANNEX F: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR JURORS
ANNEX G: CONSULTATION WITH VICTIMS
ANNEX H: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VICTIMS
ANNEX I: CONSULTATION WITH WITNESSES
ANNEX J: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WITNESSES
ANNEX K: TOPIC GUIDE FOR PUBLIC FOCUS GROUPS
ANNEX L: FINDINGS FROM PUBLIC FOCUS GROUPS