Reporting

6Report on the operation of the Act

(1)

The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the period of one year beginning with the day after Royal Assent—

(a)

prepare and publish a report on the operation of this Act,

(b)

lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.

(2)

A report under subsection (1) must include information on—

(a)

the number of convictions in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have—

(i)

given notification to a convicting court under section 3(2),

(ii)

given notification to a person under section 3(4),

(b)

the steps taken by the Scottish Ministers to—

(i)

identify the convictions quashed by section 1(1),

(ii)

give notifications under section 3(4).