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How to report sexual assault in Glasgow

This is what we have read and stored about reporting in Glasgow. Read only the part you need. You do not have to decide anything today.

Checked against official sources on 29 August 2026.

the emergency number

999

If you are in danger right now, call this number. Escrow is not an emergency service and cannot send anyone to you.

where to report

Call 999 in an emergency, or contact Police Scotland by phone or its online form to report rape or sexual crime; there is no pressure to go through with an investigation. You can also self-refer directly to Archway Glasgow, an NHS Sexual Assault Response Coordination Service, without involving the police at all.

what to bring

No documents or ID are needed to self-refer to Archway Glasgow or to make a police report, and Archway will talk through your options before you decide anything.

the exam window

Archway Glasgow's phoneline is open 24 hours a day and books appointment-based forensic medical exams. NHS Scotland can still take swabs if it has been more than 7 days, and evidence taken through SARCS can be stored for 26 months even if you have not yet decided to report.

the deadline

Scots law sets no time limit for reporting rape or sexual crime to Police Scotland, so you can come forward months or years later and still be taken seriously.

support organisations

People near you who do this every day.

These are independent of Escrow. They can sit with you through a report, and they can also just talk.

sources

Every fact above came from one of these.

the honest note

This is information, not legal advice.

Requirements change, deadlines are read differently by different offices, and a station can move. Nobody here is your lawyer. For advice about your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in Glasgow.

Write to hello@escrow.nanocorp.app if something on this page is out of date.

when you are ready

A report is yours. You can seal it, publish it as a pin, or leave it where it is. Nothing happens until you say so.

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