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The Committee notes that the Scottish Government intends to address the points mentioned in paragraphs 15, 19, 24, 26, 29, 31, 36, 42 and 48 above in an amending instrument which will be laid before summer recess.
The lead committee for this instrument is the Criminal Justice Committee.
Do you expect that to be before the October recess, for example? I think that that is unlikely at this stage, but we will publish the reports at the earliest opportunity, once we have concluded all that work.
When a child is sentenced, the Child Placement Team calculates the critical dates associated with the sentence, such as the earliest date of liberation (“EDL”) or parole qualifying date (“PQD”).
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The Scottish Government considers it appropriate for the substantive provisions of the Bill to be commenced at such date as Ministers appoint to be suitable.
As a supplementary memorandum, it should be read in conjunction with the Scottish Government’s previous memorandum on the Bill ( LCM-S6-53 dated 11 December 2024), and further supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-53a dated 3 April 2025). 3.
In the present case, the Committee’s first report was produced on 4 February, on the understanding that this was extremely close to the backstop date for being able to report meaningfully and usefully.
Currently, if an individual has less than 18 months between parole qualifying date and sentence expiry date, then they will not be subject to a further parole review, rather, release planning will be determined between PBSW and JSW in the community.
We begin working with individuals in the months before their release date to understand their needs and to assess how best we can help them as their liberation approaches.