Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 17)

Part 2 S Confinement and release of prisoners

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 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

Chapter 2 S Confinement, review and release of prisoners

Prospective

Custody and community prisoners S

8 Provision of information by court S

(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.