Disclosure (Scotland) Bill Policy Memorandum. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Consumer%20Scotland%20Bill/SPBill50PMS052019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Consumer%20Scotland%20Bill/SPBill50PMS052019.pdf</a> [accessed 30 November 2019]
Debbie Nolan, Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice, welcomed the end of automatic disclosure:
We see the bill’s approach as being evidence based, which is crucial and is also a key component in a child-friendly disclosure system that promotes children’s rights and supports Scotland’s whole-system approach to children, including those involved in offending.