In explaining the purpose of the amendment, at the Criminal Justice Committee's meeting on 17 May 2023, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance MSP, stated that it responded to the Parole Board's point but also went further (col 24):
it provides the Parole Board with the power to review its decision in relation to the release of prisoners under part 1 of the 1993 act generally. That power is applicable when new...