(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify the information to be included in reports to be prepared by the Scottish Ministers under section 32(1)(a) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 about the exercise of the place of safety power contained in section 28 of that Act. Such a report must be prepared in respect of each “reporting period”, as defined in section 32(2) of that Act. The first reporting period is the period of one year beginning on 17 December 2021. The first report must be prepared, laid before the Scottish Parliament and published as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of that period.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment, Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment and Equality Impact Assessment have been prepared and will shortly be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. These will also be available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/.