Jury research - engagement events: summary of discussions
Summary of discussions at jury research engagement events.
Annex A - List of engagement events
Victims Groups
Session with survivors facilitated by Rape Crisis Scotland
Law Society and Rape Crisis Scotland roundtable discussion
Attendees included representatives from the third sector - Victim Support Scotland, Scottish Women’s Aid, Break the Silence, Manda and Speak Out Survivors, as well as legal and academic stakeholders from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the Scottish Sentencing Council and the Faculty of Advocates
Regional events
Primarily defence with some attendance from prosecutors, third sector and academia, held in the following locations:
- Dundee
- Ayr
- Edinburgh
- Inverness
- Aberdeen
- Glasgow
Judiciary
3 separate sessions with sheriffs held in:
- Dundee
- Inverness
- Aberdeen
Senators of the College of Justice
Single stakeholder sessions
Royal Faculty of Procurators
Faculty of Advocates
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Bilaterals
(former) Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
Professors Fiona Leverick, James Chalmers and Vanessa Munro
Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO)
Equality and Human Rights Commission
People with experience of experience of criminal justice system
Survivors
Written submission
Justice Scotland – written submission
Contact
Email: JuryResearch@gov.scot
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