Part 3Victims’ rights to receive information and to give views

53Release on licence: reasons for decisions

(1)

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 17 (release on licence: right of victim to receive information and make representations)—

(a)

in subsection (6)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “release” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(ii)

in paragraph (b), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(b)

in subsection (8), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,

(c)

in subsection (10), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for their decision”.