Explanatory Notes

Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 14

30 July 2019

The Structure and a Summary of the Act

Part 1 – Electronic Monitoring Etc.

Monitoring on release on parole

Section 7 – List of the relevant conditions

36.Section 7(1) lists the relevant conditions in connection with which the Scottish Minsters may require a person to submit to electronic monitoring. Section 7(1)(e) allows the Scottish Ministers to prescribe by regulations additional types of early release conditions which can be electronically monitored.

37.Section 7(2) provides that the reference to conditions mentioned in section 7(1) is limited so as to relate to the monitoring of either a person’s whereabouts (including being at or not being at a particular place), or a person’s consumption, taking, or ingestion of alcohol, drugs or other substances.