C1Part 2Confinement and release of prisoners
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Chapter 2Confinement, review and release of prisoners
Custody and community prisoners
8C1Provision of information by court
1
This section applies where—
a
a court imposes a custody and community sentence on a person, and
b
the court is not required by—
i
section 21(4) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), or
ii
section 210H(2) of the 1995 Act,
to prepare a report.
2
As soon as is reasonably practicable after imposing the sentence, the court must provide the Scottish Ministers with such information about—
a
the person, and
b
the circumstances of the case,
as the court considers appropriate.
3
Information provided by virtue of subsection (2) is to be provided in such form as the court considers appropriate.
Pt. 2 power to modify conferred (24.9.2012) by Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 7), ss. 2(2), 5(2); S.S.I. 2012/249, art. 2