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That would be the aim of the victim contact team.

My understanding is that the independent review looked at the opt-in and opt-out proposal but recommended that it should not be an opt-out system. We have taken that on board. From our discussions with victim support organisations, we know that they have come to the same conclusions, which is why we have taken that decision.

We have also had discussions with victim support organisations.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service plays a role at the start of the process by distributing registration packs to victims.

That is why there are so many organisations involved.

Are you asking about the victim contact team, or the amendments at stage 2?

The proposed stage 2 amendments will be very dry and technical and will underpin us being able to establish the victim contact team. It will not have exact details about that team.

We would not be able to move forward with the victim contact team if we did not have the framework in legislation.

No, no.

Yes.

On mental health and the CORO VNS, recommendation 11 proposed that discretion be applied in relation to the list of people who are eligible to register for the scheme. It was recommended that children aged over 12 should have the ability to authorise an adult to receive information on their behalf. It was recommended that ministers take a power to expand the information that is available from the victim information scheme. It was also recommended that data sharing be permitted and that there should be a duty to co-operate in order to establish the victim contact team. That covers recommendations 17, 20 and 21.