Whether its 12% target increase of victims of crime that want support having been offered or successfully sought that support includes supp…

Answered Asked by Roseanna Cunningham SNP Lodged 23 Sep 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its 12% target increase of victims of crime that want support having been offered or successfully sought that support includes support to victims of crime offered by the Crown Office, as referred to in target 5 in the justice section of Building a Better Scotland
- Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 Oct 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

For the purposes of the Building a Better Scotland target, support refers to any type of practical or emotional support provided to victims by a statutory or voluntary agency. That includes support offered by the Crown Office to victims of crime.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-29746 by reference.