These rules also place restrictions on the publication of a parole board’s decision – meaning that victims can be refused access to vital information. 1 Legislation.gov, Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, link 2 Legislation.gov, Parole Board (Scotland) Rules Amendment 2021, link 3 Scottish Parliament, Written Parliamentary Question Answer from Humza Yousaf MSP, 26 January 2021, link 7 In terms of temporary release from prison, the latest iteration of the temporary release directions state that, when considering an application from a prisoner for temporary release, the prison governor must consider the views of any victims and the views of persons residing in the community in which the prisoner will spend the temporary 4 release, where those views are made known to the governor .