Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill - Equality Impact Assessment

Title of policy:

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

This is a dual purpose Bill and covers provisions that relate to criminal justice modernisation and domestic homicide and suicide reviews.

Both parts of the Bill support one of the Scottish Government’s priorities, namely the delivery of effective and sustainable public services. The first part of the Bill aims to do this by providing a basis for the ongoing and future resilience, effectiveness and efficiency of the criminal justice sector through modernisation, in particular through greater use of digital processes. The second part of the Bill ensures that change and improvements are delivered through effective learning from a robust review process so that individuals and communities are better supported by public services and deaths can be prevented.