Long-term prisoner release process: consultation
We are seeking views on changing the point of release under licence conditions for people serving a custodial sentence of four years or more.
Footnotes
1. Prison population: position paper - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
2. Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
3. Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
4. Official Report (parliament.scot), Official Report (parliament.scot)
5. Prison population: social care needs - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
6. Scottish Prison Population Projections: June 2024 Edition - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
8. Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (legislation.gov.uk)
9. The Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)
10. Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Act 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)
11. Victim support organisations currently prescribed for this purpose are ASSIST, Children 1st, Rape Crisis Scotland and Victim Support Scotland per The Early Release of Prisoners and Prescribed Victim Supporters (Scotland) Regulations 2024.
12. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (legislation.gov.uk)
13. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (legislation.gov.uk)
14. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (legislation.gov.uk)
15. Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)
16. National Strategy for Community Justice - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
17. What Works to Reduce Reoffending: A Summary of the Evidence (www.gov.scot)
18. The Vision for Justice in Scotland - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
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