. —————————— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 22 February 2018, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government statement on legislative competence On 22 February 2018, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Michael Matheson MSP) made the following statement: SP Bill 27–LC Session 5 (2018) T hese documents relate to the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 27) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 22 February 2018 “In my view, the provisions of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”