The Scottish Government introduced the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill in December 2022. The Bill proposed a range of reforms for children and justice – including a recasting of the anonymity provisions and reporting restrictions imposed in cases involving children accused of crime – and child witnesses and complainers. The key changes are set … Continue reading CCA’s written evidence on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill →

On Friday 27th of January 2023, we held a panel event at GCU on Complainer Anonymity: Reforming Scots law with support from the Clark Foundation for Legal Education. The event was de signed to be a panel-based session, which allowed for presentations from key stakeholders, with different perspectives to share, as well as allowing for … Continue reading Complainer Anonymity: Reforming Scots Law →

Accompanying our Complainer Anonymity: Reforming Scots Law event at GCU, Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe spoke to STV News about the need for reform in this area of law and why automatic complainer anonymity is important to victims and survivors of sexual violence. It was also also great to have @STVNews coverage of @Campaign4CA – you can watch … Continue reading CCA featured on STV News →