Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019

10 Disclosure of information relating to time when person under 12

(1) In section 119 (sources of information) of the 1997 Act—

(a) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) But the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland may provide information mentioned in section 113B(4) relating to a time when the applicant was under 12 years of age only where—

(a) the independent reviewer determines, on a review under section 18 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, that the information ought to be included in the certificate and—

(i) no appeal under section 20 of that Act is taken, or

(ii) such an appeal having been taken, the sheriff confirms the determination under section 20(3)(a), or

(b) the sheriff, on an appeal under section 20, determines under section 20(3)(b) that the information ought to be included in the certificate.”,

(b) after subsection (7) insert—

“(7A) In this section, “independent reviewer” means the independent reviewer appointed under section 12 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019.”.

(2) In section 113B (enhanced criminal record certificates) of the 1997 Act, after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) For the avoidance of doubt, information such as is mentioned in subsection (4) may include information with respect to relevant behaviour (within the meaning of section 5(1)(a) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019).”.

(3) In section 49 (vetting information) of the 2007 Act, after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) For the avoidance of doubt, information such as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c) may include information with respect to relevant behaviour (within the meaning of section 5(1)(a) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019).”.

(4) In section 75 (sources of information) of the 2007 Act—

(a) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) But the chief constable may provide information under subsection (2) relating to a time when the scheme member was under 12 years of age only where—

(a) the independent reviewer determines, on a review under section 18 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, that the information ought to be included in the scheme member’s scheme record and—

(i) no appeal under section 20 of that Act is taken, or

(ii) such an appeal having been taken, the sheriff confirms the determination under section 20(3)(a), or

(b) the sheriff, on an appeal under section 20, determines under section 20(3)(b) that the information ought to be included in the scheme member’s scheme record.”,

(b) after subsection (5) insert—

“(6) In this section, “independent reviewer” means the independent reviewer appointed under section 12 of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019.”.