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(1)The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)during the review period, review the operation of this Act—
(i)generally, and
(ii)with a view to considering the future age of criminal responsibility, and
(b)prepare and publish a report on that review.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.
(3)In carrying out the review, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.
(4)The report on the review must be prepared, published and laid before the Scottish Parliament no later than 12 months after the end of the review period.
(5)The “review period” is the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which section 1 comes into force.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may, for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2), require a person mentioned in subsection (3) to provide them with such information as the person holds in relation to the exercise of functions under Part 4 of this Act as they consider appropriate.
(2)The purposes are—
(a)the carrying out of the review mentioned in section 78,
(b)the monitoring of the exercise of functions under Part 4 following the end of the review period mentioned in that section.
(3)The persons are—
(a)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,
(b)the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service,
(c)a local authority,
(d)Children's Hearings Scotland,
(e)the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration,
(f)the Scottish Legal Aid Board,
(g)the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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