80.Under section 61 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007, the sheriff principal of each sheriffdom is responsible for securing the efficient disposal of business in justice of the peace courts in that sheriffdom. Section 32 amends section 61 of the 2007 Act so that, in carrying out that responsibility, the sheriff principal must have regard to the desirability of doing so in a way that accords with trauma-informed practice.
Crown Application Duty to have regard to principle of trauma-informed practice Section 32 – scheduling of business in justice of the peace courts