Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 7)

PART 2 DISCLOSURE OF CONVICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO TIME WHEN PERSON UNDER 12

CHAPTER 2 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

General functions of independent reviewer

22 Guidance

(1) The Scottish Ministers—

(a) must issue guidance to the independent reviewer about the exercise of the reviewer’s functions, and

(b) may, from time to time, issue revised guidance.

(2) Before issuing guidance or revised guidance under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) the independent reviewer,

(b) such other persons Ministers consider appropriate.

(3) Guidance under this section may not relate to—

(a) a specific review being or to be carried out by the independent reviewer under section 18, or

(b) the way in which the reviewer is carrying out (or is to carry out) a specific review.

(4) The independent reviewer, in exercising the reviewer’s functions, must have regard to any such guidance.