Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules (SSI 2014/26)
Item 3 is consideration of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2014 (SSI 2014/26). Members will recall that we have considered the instrument twice. When we first considered the instrument, we decided to write to the Scottish Government on the lack of transitional arrangements on the instrument as highlighted by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. We also asked for its comments on similar concerns regarding the proposed draft Public Services Reform (Prison Visiting Committees) (Scotland) Order 2014, which we considered late last year. Additionally, we wrote to the Association of Visiting Committees asking for its views on the concerns of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
Having considered those responses, we wrote back to the Scottish Government seeking a response to the issues that were raised by the Association of Visiting Committees. The latest Scottish Government response has been received and is provided in paper 3. Do members have any comments on that response? Do they think that it deals with the issues?
Members: Yes.
We have resolved the issues, have we not? Alison?
Yes.
Are members content to make no recommendation on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
Thank you. The order will continue to be assessed and, if required, the need for any saving and transitional provisions will be included in the final version of the order so, in a sense, we have a backstop.
12:11 Meeting continued in private until 12:52.