Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023

15 Report on operation of Part 2

(1) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the reporting period, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on the operation of the modifications of enactments made by this Part.

(2) In preparing the report, the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) Community Justice Scotland,

(b) each local authority,

(c) each health board,

(d) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

(e) Skills Development Scotland,

(f) the Risk Management Authority,

(g) the Parole Board for Scotland,

(h) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland,

(i) each integration joint board established by virtue of section 9 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,

(j) third sector bodies—

(i) involved in community justice and the provision of throughcare support,

(ii) involved in or carrying out work related to the provision of support to children and families affected by imprisonment,

(k) persons who are providing support services to victims in relation to offences perpetrated against or in respect of those victims,

(l) such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(3) In this section—

• “health board” means a board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

• “reporting period” means the period of 5 years beginning with the day after Royal Assent,

• “Skills Development Scotland” means the company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland with company number SC202659,

• “support services” has the meaning given by section 34C(8) of the 2016 Act (as inserted by section 13(2)),

• “third sector bodies” means bodies (whether or not formally constituted) established for purposes which consist of, or consist mainly of, providing benefits for society (but do not include bodies established under an enactment).