Therefore, under regulation 3(2) the first group of prisoners could, in theory, be released at any point from 13 June to 27 June;
The draft instrument has the effect that a prisoner who is sentenced on a date between 13 June and 16 July could, in certain circumstances, be released the next day, and the Scottish Government has indicated that this is in line with the policy intention; and
The ability for a victim to nominate a supporter (in section 16ZA of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and 27B of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, as inserted by the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023) only came into force on 26 May...