170.Section 51 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 makes provision for the Clerk of Justiciary to direct that court transcripts of certain trials be made available. A person (other than a person convicted at the trial) can request copies of the transcript, for a fee. Section 51(2) adds a new subsection (2ZA) to section 94 which provides that where the complainer in certain sexual offence cases in either the High Court or the Sexual Offences Court request a copy of the transcript, it must be provided free of charge. The relevant trial must have commenced on or after 31 December 2006, due to the coming in to force dates of the relevant legislation.
Crown Application Part 3 – Victims’ Rights to Receive Information Section 51 – provision of transcript of record of trial to certain complainers