Question reference: S5W-35610
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what actions are available to Police Scotland when a person or organisation deliberately withholds materials that are subject to a search warrant.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of Police Scotland.
Police Scotland have advised that it is dependent on the terms of a warrant as to whether failure to provide anything may be considered criminal and in any case the circumstances would be reported to the Procurator Fiscal for consideration.