UN convention against torture: our position statement
Account of progress in Scotland in giving effect to the UN Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in advance of a review of the UK by the UN Committee Against Torture in May 2019.
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5 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/08/1393
6 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00524214.pdf
8 By means of the Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/39/contents/made
9 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/section/134
10 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/8/contents/enacted
11 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/13/contents
12 Lord Advocate’s Reference (No. 1 of 1983) 1984 SLT 337, 340
13 Thompson v. Crowe 2000 JC 173
14 Smith v. Lees 1997 SCCR 139
15 http://news.gov.scot/speeches-and-briefings/human-rights
16 http://news.gov.scot/speeches-and-briefings/snap-human-rights-innovation-forum
18 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10416&i=95872
19 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9616
20 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10722&i=98397
21 http://www.slab.org.uk/public/
22 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/47/contents
23 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/1/contents
24 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0053/00532544.pdf
25 https://www2.gov.scot/Publications/2018/11/4857
26 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/contents; see Part 6
27 https://www.prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications?tid_1=1
28 https://www.hmics.scot/publications/annual-reports
29 http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/policy-publications/?fileType=Corporate+documents
30 http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/publications/corporate-reports/
32 http://www.spa.police.uk/icvs/
34 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/03/7926
35 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/11/5647
36 https://www.gov.scot/news/strengthening-support-for-sexual-assault-victims/
37 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/5/contents/enacted
38 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/22/contents/enacted
39 http://notyourstoshare.scot/
40 https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/i-just-froze/
42 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/11/6766
43 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/HLivi/sex-education
44 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/12/8526
47 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/02/8232
48 /publications/scotlands-national-action-plan-prevent-eradicate-female-genital-mutilation-fgm/
50 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/05/3052
52 http://www.womenssupportproject.co.uk/vawtraining/content/femalegenitalmutilation/277,234
53 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/crime-and-justice-survey/publications
54 https://www.gov.scot/publications/criminal-proceedings-scotland-2017-18/
55 https://www.gov.scot/publications/reconviction-rates-scotland-2015-16-offender-cohort/
56 https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2017-18/pages/
57 https://www.gov.scot/publications/domestic-abuse-recorded-police-scotland-2017-18/
58 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/1/contents
59 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32012L0029&from=EN
63 https://consult.gov.scot/criminal-justice/pre-recorded-evidence-for-criminal-trials/
64 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/9674
65 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/108702.aspx
66 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/contents/enacted
67 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/05/6059
68 https://news.gov.scot/news/human-trafficking-is-closer-to-home-than-most-scots-think
69 https://news.gov.scot/resources/human-trafficking-report
70 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/06/7045/0
71 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2013/11/3285
72 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/03/7841/0
73 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00497283.pdf
74 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/04/1061
75 https://www.mygov.scot/victims-code-for-scotland/
76 http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/code-of-ethics-for-policing-in-scotland/
78 http://pirc.scotland.gov.uk/
81 https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/3971582/nationaltraumatrainingframework.pdf
82 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/1/contents
84 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/03/8256/0
85 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/contents/made
86 http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Information/SPSPopulation.aspx
87 https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/03/6242/downloads
92 https://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/protecting/lac/residentialcare/Publications/MPRRCC
93 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/06/1327
95 https://pirc.scot/publications/?cat=our%20business&category=Annual
97 http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Information/PrisonerDeaths.aspx
98 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/2/pdfs/asp_20160002_en.pdf
99 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/14/contents
100 https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/08/8874
101 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/contents
102 Scottish Government/COPFS, CMO(2015) 20, https://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2015)20.pdf
105 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/03/1750
106 http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/publications/statistical-monitoring-reports/
107 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/contents
108 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/contents
109 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/9/contents/enacted
110 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/07/5000
111 https://consult.gov.scot/health-and-social-care/adults-with-incapacity-reform/
112 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/policies/young-offending/whole-system-approach
113 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2244
114 http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Publications/Corporate12.aspx
115 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/03/3627
116 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/107986.aspx
117 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/6/contents
118 Residential Establishments – Child Care (Scotland) Regulations 1996
119 Social Care and Social Work Improvement (Scotland) (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011
120 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/01/7281
121 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/06/1336
122 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00506074.pdf
123 http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/3778
124 https://www.gov.scot/publications/independent-review-hate-crime-legislation-scotland-final-report/
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