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Join the debate on criminal justice reform

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Join the debate on criminal justice reform

Members of the public will have the chance to make their voices heard on the transformation of Scotland’s summary justice system at a meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday 25 April.

The meeting, from 4:30 to 6pm at the Apex Hotel in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, is the first of a number of roadshows being held across the country by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to promote discussion of the radical proposals for updating the way the summary justice system works in Scotland.

The proposals, published in February in the SCTS Proposition Paper: A New Model for Summary Criminal Court Procedure, set out an ambitious new model for summary criminal court procedure, transformed through modern technology and with a new emphasis on case management.

The roadshows will offer anyone interested in criminal justice an opportunity to make a contribution to these important proposals for the modernisation of Scotland’s legal system.

Other events will be held at:

  • Inverness: Tuesday 2 May, Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa, 8 Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5NG;

  • Aberdeen: Wednesday 3 May, Society of Advocates, Concert Court, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1BS;

  • Paisley: Monday 8 May, Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1JF;

  • Glasgow: Wednesday 10 May, Flying Scotsman, The Corinthian Club, 191 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1DA;

  • Perth: Thursday 18 May, The Royal George,Tay Street, Perth, PH1 5LD;

  • Hamilton: Wednesday 24 May, University of West of Scotland – Hamilton Campus, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0JB.

    • All the events will take place from 4:30 to 6pm.

    Anyone wishing to attend a future roadshow is asked to email the team at Evidenceandprocedurereview@scotcourts.gov.uk with their name, details and the event they wish to attend.

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