An Assessment of the Support and Information for Victims of Youth Crime (SIVYC) Pilot Scheme

APPENDIX 3: SIVYC Case Study Timetables

Case Study 1

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	8th February 2004*	-
Charge	17th March 2004	39
Referral to VSS from police	22nd March 2004	43
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter and phone call Phone call from victim 90 day courtesy letter	23rd March 2004	44
	24th March 2004	45
	28th June 2004	141
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	30th June 2004	143
SCRA Receive request for Victim Information	5th August 2004	179
Letter from SCRA to VSS to inform them that no decision had yet been made	22nd September 2004	227
Final decision date	2nd December 2004	268
Letter to VSS with decision	6th December 2004	272
DECISION: No hearing - refer to a local authority

Case Study 2

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	7th November 2003	-
Detected/Charged	9th November 2003	2
Referral to VSS from police	14th November 2003	7
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Additional letter Visit/Courtesy Letter	14th November 2003	7
	24th November 2003	17
	30th January 2004	67
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	6th January 2004	43
SCRA create victim record	1st July 2004	217
Final decision date	8th January 2004	45
Letter from SCRA to victim, via VSS	9th January 2004	46
DECISION: No hearing - insufficient evidence

Case Study 3

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	3rd November 2003	-
Detected/Charged	3rd November 2003	0
Referral to VSS from police	7th November 2003	4
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Phone Courtesy Letter	10th November 2003	7
	14th November 2003	11
	30th January 2004	88
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	18th November 2003	15
SCRA create victim record (perpetrator 1)	9th August 2004	280
SCRA create victim record (perpetrator 2)	5th August 2004	276
Final decision date perpetrator 1	23rd December 2003	44
Final decision date perpetrator 2	16th December 2003	37
Letter from SCRA to VSS notifying of decision information to follow soon	15th September 2004	317
Letter from SCRA to victim, via VSS (perpetrator 1)	20th October 2004	353
Letter from SCRA direct to victim (perpetrator 2)	9th August 2004	280
DECISION: No hearing - under current measures (perpetrator 1) No hearing - refer to local authority

Case Study 4

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	11th November 2003	-
Detected/Charged	21st November 2003	10
Referral to VSS from police	28th November 2003	17
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Phone Follow up letter and booklet Courtesy Letter Visit (no show) - decision letter left	28th November 2003	17
	1st December 2003	20
	2nd December 2003	21
	30th January 2004	80
	9th June 2004	211
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	28th November 2003	17
SCRA create victim record	6th January 2004	56
Final decision date	4th May 2004	236
DECISION: No hearing - diversion

Case Study 5

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	1st December 2003	-
Detected/Charged	2nd December 2003	1
Referral to VSS from police	8th December 2003	7
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Follow up letter and booklet Phone (victim called VSS)	8th December 2003	7
	10th December 2003	10
	16th March 2004	106
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	18th December 2004	17
SCRA create victim record	20th February 2004	82
Final decision date	20th February 2004	82
SCRA letter direct to victim	24th February 2004	86
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 6

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	14th February 2004	-
Detected/Charged	4th March 2004	19
Referral to VSS from police	10th March 2004	25
VSS Contact Victim:
Phone Follow up letter and booklet Visit	16th March 2004	33
	16th March 2004	33
	7th June 2004	83
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	19th March 2004	36
SCRA create victim record	22nd April 2004	68
Final decision date	14th May 2004	90
Decision letter to victim via VSS	3rd June 2004	110
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 7

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	7th February 2004	-
Detected/Charged	7th February 2004	0
Referral to VSS from police	13th February 2004	6
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Home visit Phone Courtesy letter	16th February 2004	9
	20th February 2004	13
	23rd February 2004	16
	27th May 2004	109
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	10th February 2004	3
SCRA create victim record	15th April 2004	68
Final decision date	22nd September 2004	160
Decision letter to victim via VSS	VSS decision to not tell victim as inappropriate	-
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 8

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	24th February 2004	-
Detected/Charged	24th February 2004	0
Referral to VSS from police	1st March 2004	6
VSS Contact Victim:
Home visit Courtesy letter	2nd March 2004	7
Home visit Courtesy letter	28th June 2004	125
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	13th April 2004	49
SCRA create victim record	12th October 2004	231
Final decision date (perpetrator 1)	19th April 2004	55
Final decision date (perpetrator 2)	15th April 2004	51
Letter from SCRA to VSS notifying that decision letter to be delivered soon	15th September 2004	204
Letter to victim via VSS (perpetrator 1)	20th October 2004	239
Letter to victim via VSS (perpetrator 2)	27th October 2004	246
DECISION No hearing - insufficient evidence (perpetrator 1) Referred to Hearing. No action - current measures (perpetrator 2)

Case Study 9

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	21st January 2004	-
Detected/Charged	29th January 2004	8
Referral to VSS from police	4th February 2004	14
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Phone Letter Courtesy Letter	4th February 2004	14
	20th February 2004	30
	20th February 2004	30
	27th May 2004	127
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	8th March 2004	47
SCRA create victim record	26th August 2004	218
Final decision date	31st May 2004	131
Decision letter to victim (perpetrator 1)	8th July 2004	169
Decision letter to victim (perpetrator 2)	16th September 2004	239
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 10

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	8th June 2004	-
Detected/Charged	23rd June 2004	15
Referral to VSS from police	29th June 2004	21
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Phone Phone Letter Phone	29th June 2004	21
	1st July 2004	23
	5th July 2004	27
	5th July 2004	27
	30th July 2004	52
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	7th July 2004	29
SCRA create victim record	5th August 2004	58
Final decision date	21st July 2004	43
Decision letter to victim via VSS	19th August 2004	72
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 11

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	3rd May 2004	-
Detected/Charged	14th May	11
Referral to VSS from police	21st May	18
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Follow up letter and booklet	21st May	18
Initial letter Follow up letter and booklet	26th May	23
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	9th June 2004	37
SCRA create victim record	1st July 2004	59
Final decision date	30th June 2004	57
Decision letter direct to victim	6th July 2004	63
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 12

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	15th May 2004	-
Detected/Charged	14th June 2004	30
Referral to VSS from police	21st June 2004	37
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial letter Phone	22nd June 2004	38
Initial letter Phone	25th June 2004	41
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	15th July 2004	61
SCRA create victim record	21st June	37
Final decision date (perpetrator 1)	19th July 2004	65
Final decision date (perpetrator 2)	29th October 2004	167
Decision letter to VSS (perpetrator 1)	27th September 2004	135
Decision letter to VSS (perpetrator 2)	2nd November 2004	171
DECISION: No hearing - no action (perpetrator 1) Children's Hearing - supervision requirement

Case Study 13

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	15th April 04	-
Detected/Charged	17th April 2004	2
Referral to VSS from police	23rd April 2004	8
VSS Contact Victim:
Home Visit Phone	22nd April 2004	7
Home Visit Phone	4th August 2004	111
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	21st May 2004	29
SCRA create victim record	28th June 2004	74
Final decision date	25th June 2004	71
Decision letter to VSS	17th July 2004	93
VSS forward letter to victim	28th July 2004	104
DECISION: No Hearing - Diversion

Case Study 14

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	23rd February 2004	-
Detected/Charged	9th April 2004	46
Referral to VSS from police	19th April 2004	56
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial Letter Phone	20th April 2004	57
Initial Letter Phone	22nd April 2004	59
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	24th May 2004	95
SCRA create victim record	2nd July 2004	134
Final decision date	26th July 2004	158
Decision letter to VSS	N/A Opt Out
DECISION: No Hearing - No Action

Case Study 15

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	10th April 2004	-
Detected/Charged	11th April 2004	1
Referral to VSS from police	19th April 2004	9
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial Letter Home Visit (no show) Letter and booklet left at home	20th April 2004	10
	22nd April 2004	12
	7th May 2004	22
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	17th May 2004	32
SCRA create victim record	3rd December 2004	232
Final decision date (perpetrator 1)	15th November 2004	214
Final decision date (perpetrator 2)	Outstanding	-
Final decision date (perpetrator 3)	15th July 2004	91
Decision letter direct to victim	Outstanding
DECISION: No hearing - current measures Awaiting decision No hearing - current measures

Case Study 16

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	7th June 2004	-
Detected/Charged	10th June 2004	3
Referral to VSS from police	16th June 2004	9
VSS Contact Victim: Initial Letter	16th June 2004	9
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	30th June 2004	23
SCRA create victim record	28th July 2004	28
Final decision date	Not known	-
Decision letter direct to victim	20th December 2004	173
DECISION: Not known

Case Study 17

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	2nd June 2004	-
Detected/Charged	6th June 2004	4
Referral to VSS from police	11th June 2004	9
VSS Contact Victim:
Initial Letter Additional Letter Phone (victim called VSS)	6th June 2004	4
	16th June 2004	14
	18th June 2004	16
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	11th August 2004	70
SCRA create victim record	30th August 2004	89
Final decision date (perpetrator 1)	13th August 2004	72
Final decision date (perpetrator 2)	22nd September 2004	112
Decision letter to VSS (perpetrator 1)	27th October 2004	148
Decision letter to VSS (perpetrator 2)	10th November 2004	162
DECISION: No hearing - insufficient evidence (perpetrator 1) No hearing - current measures (perpetrator 2)

Case Study 18

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	13th April 2004	-
Detected/Charged	16th April 2004	3
Referral to VSS from police	23rd April 2004	10
VSS Contact Victim:
Phone Home Visit Phone	26th April 2004	13
	27th April 2004	14
	23rd August 2004	96
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	23rd April 2004	10
SCRA create victim record	19th May 2004	26
Letter from SCRA to VSS notifying delay in decision	23rd September 2004	127
Final decision date	Outstanding	-
DECISION: Outstanding

Case Study 19

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	28th March 2004	-
Detected/Charged	10th May 2004	43
Referral to VSS from police	12th May 2005	45
VSS Contact Victim:
Phone Additional Letter	21st June 2004	95
Phone Additional Letter	23rd June 2004	97
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	28th May 2004	61
SCRA create victim record	30th September 2004	186
Final decision date (perpetrator 1)	17th September 2004	173
Final decision date (perpetrator 2)	2nd July 2004	96
Decision letter direct to victim (perpetrator 1)	4th October 2004	191
Decision letter direct to victim (perpetrator 2)	4th October 2004	191
DECISION: Supervision requirement (perpetrator 1) No hearing - current measures (perpetrator 2)

Case Study 20

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	5th March 2004	-
Detected/Charged	15th April 2004	41
Referral to VSS from police	21st April 2004	47
VSS Contact Victim:
Phone Additional Letter Phone (victim calls VSS)	28th April 2004	54
	28th April 2004	54
	14th August 2004	162
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	6th May 2004	62
SCRA create victim record	30th June 2004	117
Final decision date	26th May 2004	82
Decision letter to VSS	28th July 2004	145
DECISION: No hearing - no action

Case Study 21

Activity	Date	Calendar Days (from offence)
Offence	21st April 2004	-
Detected/Charged	22nd April 2004	1
Referral to VSS from police	28th May 2004	37
VSS Contact Victim:
Home visit (no show) Phone Phone Additional Letter Phone (victim calls VSS)	5th May 2004	14
	19th May 2004	28
	20th May 2005	29
	21st May 2004	30
	20th May 2004	29
Receipt of Police Report by SCRA	18th May 2004	27
SCRA create victim record	29th July 2004	99
Final decision date	30th September 2004	131
Decision letter direct to victim	6th October 2004	138
DECISION: No hearing - refer to local authority

« Previous | Contents |

The Scottish Government

Publications

On this page:

An Assessment of the Support and Information for Victims of Youth Crime (SIVYC) Pilot Scheme

APPENDIX 3: SIVYC Case Study Timetables