Publication - Impact assessment

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2021: BRIA

Published: 3 December 2021
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate, +1 more … Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Equality and rights
ISBN: 9781802016901

This business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) considers the impact on businesses and consumers of laying Regulations under the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 which will prescribe the information to be recorded by police when they use the power in section 28 of that Act.

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Footnotes

1 The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)

2 The Data Protection Impact Assessment prepared for the Regulations contains information about the legal gateway to support sharing of data recorded pursuant to these regulations with the Scottish Government for the purposes of these reports.

3 Minimum age of criminal responsibility: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 Published responses for Consultation on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility - Scottish Government - Citizen Space

5 SPBill29FMS052018.pdf (parliament.scot). A supplementary Financial Memorandum was also prepared to reflect the amendments made to the Bill at Stage 2. This is available on the Scottish Parliament website at: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/previous-bills/age-of-criminal-responsibility-scotland-bill/stage-2/supplementary-financial-memorandum-age-of-criminal-responsibility-scotland-bill.pdf, but this does not contain material relevant to the Regulations.

6 https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/finance/pay-and-grading-structure/

7 Age of Criminal Responsibility Advisory Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8 Age of Criminal Responsibility Programme Board - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)