Section 25: Review of inclusion of removable convictions by the Scottish Ministers
55.Where a Level 2 review application seeks review of the inclusion of details of a removable conviction (as defined in section 20(6) of the Act), Ministers must carry out a review and decide whether the conviction is relevant for the purpose of the disclosure and whether details of it ought to be included. Ministers must give the applicant an opportunity to make representations and may request information under section 65 from the persons listed in subsection (3) of that section. Ministers must take account of any representations or information received before reaching their review decision. Any finding of fact on which a conviction was based cannot be challenged in the course of a review. Ministers must notify the applicant of their decision, and in cases where the review outcome is that information about a removable conviction should remain on the disclosure, the reasons for that decision, and the applicant must be advised of the option to have the Ministers’ decision reviewed by the independent reviewer under section 26.