. • Those prisoners who reached the 40% mark in the period from 20 January to 17 February (inclusive) and who fall within new section 1(1)(b) of the 1993 Act would, as default, be released in the second tranche, which would take place from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 March. • Those prisoners who reached the 40% mark in the period from 18 February to 24 March and who fall within new section 1(1)(b) of the 1993 Act would, as default, be released in the third tranche, which would take place from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 March. 13 This document relates to the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 53) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 18 November 2024 61.