Stage 1 Report on the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
  - Overview of the Bill
  - The current law on limitation
    
    Policy behind the limitation of actions
    
    The relationship between the Bill and the law of prescription
  - Human rights considerations
  - Broader policy context
  - Scottish Government consultation preceding the Bill
  - Committee scrutiny
- Removal of the three year limitation period for childhood abuse cases
  - Scottish Government's policy justification
  - Evidence received
    
    Arguments in support of the removal of the limitation period
    
    Impact on survivors
    
    Concerns expressed about the removal of the limitation period
    
    Cases where the abuse occurred before 1964
  - Alternatives to the removal of the three year limitation period
    
    Guidance on the exercise of the section 19A discretion
    
    Financial redress
  - Conclusions on the removal of the limitation period
- Key definitions in the Bill
  - Definition of child
  - Definition of abuse
    
    Setting in which the abuse took place
    
    Non-exhaustive definition of abuse
    
    Categories of abuse
    
    Emotional abuse
    
    Additional categories of abuse that could be included in the Bill
    
    Neglect
    
    "Spiritual abuse"
    
    Psychological abuse
    
    Conclusions on the categories of abuse
- Retrospective application of the Bill
  - Existing rights of action
  - Previously raised cases
    
    Decree of absolvitor
    
    Settled cases
- Safeguards for defenders
  - The fair hearing test
  - The substantial prejudice test
  - Conclusions on the safeguards for defenders
- Financial and resource implications of the Bill
  - Number of actions brought as a result of the Bill
  - Costs to potential defenders
    
    Local authorities
    
    Other organisations and individuals
  - Impact of the Bill on the court system
  - Implementation
- General principles
- Annex A - Extracts from the minutes
- Annex B - Written evidence
- Annex C - Informal testimonies
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