Further to the answer to question S3W-8986 by Kenny MacAskill on 12 February 2008, whether the victim notification scheme will be altered i…

There are no plans at present to alter the Victim Notification Scheme (VNS) in light of the review of the Robert Foye case. The Scottish Government is committed to extend the scope of the VNS from 15 May 2008 to cover offenders sentenced to 18 or more months in prison. The current scheme is joined by around 600 victims a year. It is estimated that the number of victims joining the extended scheme will rise to nearly 2,000 a year.
Victims who join the VNS will be notified whenever an offender has become eligible for temporary release and also if the offender is unlawfully at large.