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Independent Review of the Victim Notification Scheme

In March 2022 the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans appointed Alastair MacDonald (Chair) and Fiona Young (Vice Chair) to conduct an Independent Review of the Victim Notification Scheme (VNS), including the separate scheme for victims of offenders with a mental disorder. The review was launched in April 2022.

As part of the Scottish Government’s role in supporting the independent review of the VNS, it is hosting a page on its website setting out details of its work: Independent Review of Victim Notification Scheme

The review team welcome comments from those who have had experience of the VNS and also from the wider public. If you would like to contribute to the review, the Scottish Prison Service encourage you to please email your views and comments to VNSReview@gov.scot