abuse. Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid said: “Implementing Scotland’s new world-leading domestic abuse law has been a huge undertaking for every cog in Scotland’s justice system.“The Crown Office have been an enthusiastic and insightful partner in transforming Scotland’s response to domestic abuse generally and coercive control specifically, and today’s figures are welcome evidence of that. “Over 1,000 prosecutions in the first year of implementation is impressive, particularly when compared to other jurisdictions with similar legislation. “We especially welcome the fact that court proceedings were commenced in 96 per cent of the charges reported under the new Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act.” Anyone who needs to.
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