82.Section 33 inserts a new section 6A into the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) to give victims of crime in solemn proceedings the right, if they request it, to be informed if the prosecution and the accused enter into a “plea agreement” as a result of which—
	a “relevant charge” libelled in the indictment has been amended and the prosecutor has accepted a guilty plea to that charge, or
	the prosecutor has accepted a plea of not guilty to a relevant charge.
83.For these purposes, “victim” is defined in section 6A(2) as the person against whom the offence was allegedly committed or, where that person dies as a result of the alleged offence, a prescribed relative of the person. Section 6A(4) provides for the meanings of expressions used in the section, including “prescribed relative” and “relevant charge”.
84.The Scottish Ministers are able, by regulations subject to the affirmative procedure, to extent the application of section 6A to summary proceedings (see subsections (5) and (6)).
Crown Application Part 3 – Victims’ Rights to Receive Information Section 33 – victim’s right to information about plea agreements, etc.