Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13)

PART 1 S Disclosure of criminal history and other information

Level 2 disclosures: review applications S

29 Notification of independent reviewer's decision S

(1) On concluding a review under this Part in respect of a Level 2 review application, the independent reviewer must notify the persons mentioned in subsection (2) of—

(a) the independent reviewer's decision, and

(b) the independent reviewer's reasons for it.

(2) The persons are—

(a) the applicant,

(b) the Scottish Ministers, F1 ...

(c) where the review included a review under section 24 of information relating to the applicant provided by the chief constable in accordance with section 14, the chief constable[F2 , and

(d) where the review included a review under section 24 of information relating to the applicant provided by a chief officer in response to a request under section 14A, the chief officer.]

(3) In subsection (1)(a), the “independent reviewer's decision” includes—

(a) where the review included a review under section 22, the independent reviewer's decision under subsection (3) of that section,

(b) where the review included a review under section 24, the independent reviewer's decision under subsection (4) of that section,

(c) where the review included a review under section 26, the independent reviewer's decision under subsection (4) of that section.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 29(2) omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(8)(a)

F2 S. 29(2)(d) and word inserted (1.4.2025) by The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/423), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(8)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 29 in force at 1.4.2025 by S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3(1)(2), sch.