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From BBC UK, the above, and:
Specialist courts to handle cases of rape and other sexual offences will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years, the prime minister has announced. Each crown court will have at least one courtroom especially set up to hear such cases, while alleged victims will be able to view proceedings remotely and give evidence from a separate room via video link.
Watch out for the media operating in Scotland to call for the same in Scotland and to quickly accuse the Scottish Government of ‘lagging behind England.’
Further evidence that BBC Scotland will not tell you of:
From Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2022-23, there was a 63% increase from 2014, in people proceeded against for rape and attempted rape and a 108% increase in convictions for these. https://www.gov.scot/news/criminal-proceedings-in-scotland-2022-23/
Comparisons are not simple but can be done.
Rape offences 2-3 times higher in England & Wales than in Scotland
The police in Scotland recorded 2,529 rape or attempted rape crimes between in 2022/23, compared with 2,498 rape crimes in the previous reporting year.
All things being equal, per head of population with 11 times that, we might expect there to have been 27 819 cases in England & Wales.
There were 68 949, up from 16 038 ten years before. Between two and three times as many.
Sources:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/617767/rape-and-attempted-rape-scotland/#:~:text=The%20police%20in%20Scotland%20recorded,in%20the%20previous%20reporting%20year https://www.statista.com/statistics/283100/recorded-rape-offences-in-england-and-wales/#:~:text=Rape%20offences%20have%20increased%20dramatically,the%202022%2F23%20reporting%20year.
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John
Can’t find a way to contact you from your page but thought, if you listen carefully, you’ll catch something interesting on this piece from Canadian tv https://youtube.com/shorts/9PZ4QNP29l4?is=ypnkPxd-0wKmL3oS
On Mon, 21 Sep 2026 at 07:14, Scotland’s First and biggest Rebuttal Service
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Thanks
Scotland included in the report. Nice.
John
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Abused women do not get legal aid. To get away. They have to stay in unsafe situations. Then get blamed for not getting away. Women who co habit. The majority. Have to put in a claim (1/3) within a year. Or have nothing. It can take years and cost £thousands. They can get legal aid now in England without having to sell the house. Counted as an asset considering criteria. Spend £Millions to save lives and billions. Legal aid has to be paid back in any case upon any settlement.
The abusers would treat women better if they know they will get their comeuppance. Cowards. Coercive control. Remains hidden.
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Please read this
John
https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/legal-aid-for-abused-women-available-in-all-uk-nations-but-most-generous-in-scotland-and-strictest-means-testing-in-england/
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