The scheme set up by Victim Support Scotland and Scottish Women’s Aid, aims to ensure women and children can “access the right help”.

From left to right: Arelene Fraser's mother Isabelle Thompson; Arlene's sister Carol Gillies; Suzanne Pilley's sister Gail Fairgrieve; and Suzanne's mother Sylvia Pilley at a press conference at ...

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Representatives from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) recently visited Victim Support Scotland’s offices to see the suites in action. Kate Wallace, Victim Support Scotland chief ...

GRIEVING loved-ones of murder victims whose killers have never revealed the location of their remains have welcomed a promise to change the law. Relatives of Arlene Fraser and Suzanne Pilley spoke out ...

FREEING criminals from jail after just 15 per cent of their sentence will “erode trust” in justice, a charity has warned. Victim Support Scotland has hit out at a new law allowing cons to be freed ...