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Victim Support Scotland has seen a dramatic surge in people it helps being at risk of suicide amid a large backlog of cases coming to court.

iOS - Android In 2019/20 a total of 109 referrals were made to VSSL, with 52 people taking up the support being provided.In 2020/21, 188 referrals were made with 108 people taking up the support provided.Figures also showed that there was over a 100 per cent increase in domestic noise complaints received across council resources, which the report stated can be attributed to households spending more time at home since restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic were implemented.Kate Wallace from VSSL told Lanarkshire Live: "During the pandemic, there has been a reported rise in anti-social behaviour - particularly with neighbour disputes - that have been heightened due to the lockdown and people spending more time at home, as these

A victims’ charity has repeated calls for controversial trial without jury after warning a backlog in justice is causing a “devastating impact” on mental health.