Whether it will provide an update on its actions that are set out in the latest Victims Taskforce meeting papers to discuss further Victim …

The Lord Advocate and I met with victim support organisations on 28 th July2020 to discuss a number of issues, including the Victim Notification Scheme.A summary of this discussion is captured in a follow-up letter we issued to victim support organisations on 1 st September 2020 and which has been published on the Scottish Government's website https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/minutes/2020/11/victims-taskforce-papers-september-2020/documents/paper-two-joint-letter-from-cabinet-secretary-justice-and-lord-advocate-to-victim-support-organisations/paper-two-joint-letter-from-cabinet-secretary-justice-and-lord-advocate-to-victim-support-organisations/govscot%3Adocument/Victims%2BTaskforce%2B-%2BSecretariat%2B-%2B7th%2BMeeting%2B-%2B2020-09-09%2B-%2BPaper%2B2%2B-%2BJoint%2Bletter%2Bto%2BVictim%2BSupport%2BOrganisations.pdf .
I am committed to bringing all relevant partners together to discuss the Victim Notification Scheme and determine where improvements could be made.
Scottish Government officials also hosted a session on 7 October 2020 to discuss lessons learned from the early release of short-term prisoners under The Releaseof Prisoners (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020. Topics discussed included information sharing between partners and the Victim Notification Scheme.The session included representatives from Victim Support Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service and other third sector and statutory justice partners.