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Rape survivors risk being 'let down' as SNP ministers fail to fund flagship sexual offences court

SNP ministers argued the sexual offences court would help cut the backlog of court cases but have not brought forward any funding for the flagship measure.

Rape survivors risk being 'let down' as SNP ministers fail to fund flagship sexual offences court

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SNP ministers argued the sexual offences court would help cut the backlog of court cases but have not brought forward any funding for the flagship measure.

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SNP ministers argued the sexual offences court would help cut the backlog of court cases but have not brought forward any funding for the flagship measure.

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