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Scottish Parliament Select Committee
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 4 June 2024.
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 4 June 2024

Report Jun. 04 2024

Committee: Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Found: Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and 27B of the V ictims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, as inserted by the Bail


Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2023-24: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes May. 29 2024

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: public schools 45 Ban the use of mobile phones in primary and secondary schools 101 Remove right to bail


Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2023-24

Formal Minutes May. 29 2024

Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: Rossella Pulvirenti RWA0014 Garden Court Chambers RWA0015 M édecins Sans Fronti ères RWA0016 Bail


Select Committee
Formal Minutes of Session 2023–24

Formal Minutes May. 29 2024

Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: , in the Chair Dawn Butler Chris Clarkson Dr James Davies Katherine Fletcher Rebecca Long Bail


Scottish Parliament Written Question
S6W-27598
Wednesday 29th May 2024

Asked by: Greene, Jamie (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - West Scotland)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service to the Public Audit Committee that the entire prison estate may shortly reach maximum capacity and present significant risk of potential disorder.

Answered by Constance, Angela - Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs

In my statement to Parliament on 16 May, I set out that there is now a critical risk to the continued safe and effective operation of the prison estate, and that urgent action is needed.

If the legal test for use of emergency release is satisfied when section 11 of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 comes into force on 26 May, then I intend to bring forward a proposal for Parliament’s consideration for the emergency release of prisoners.

This is not a decision I have taken lightly. But we must ensure the safety and wellbeing of Scottish Prison Service staff and those people in their care, and that our prisons continue to function effectively to accommodate those who pose the greatest risk of harm.

Members will have the opportunity to scrutinise and debate the approach and, in this instance, we will not release a single prisoner without Parliament’s consent.

I also intend to carry out a short consultative exercise over the summer, and to return after recess with a proposal for a Bill for Parliament’s consideration to change how long-term prisoners are released and managed.

Finally, I intend to bring forward secondary legislation to amend the eligibility criteria for use of Home Detention Curfew (HDC), increasing the period of time individuals can spend on release under licence conditions. These regulations will be subject to scrutiny under the affirmative procedure.


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 28 May 2024.
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 28 May 2024

Report May. 29 2024

Committee: Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Found: Committee on 28 May 2024, 39th Report, 2024 (Session 6) 2No points raised Criminal Justice Committee Bail


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to the Convener, 29 May 2024
Emergency Release of Prisoners

Correspondence May. 29 2024

Inquiry: Prison Population
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Criminal Justice Committee

Found: bring forward regulations to use the emergency release power provided for under section 11 of the Bail


Select Committee
Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody
ASU0107 - Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Inquiry: Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: release of individuals at risk 14.The Bill seeks to remove the right of detainees to apply for bail


Select Committee
Discrimination Law Association
ASU0089 - Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Inquiry: Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: PLP, BID and Medical Justice, Every Move You Make: The Human Cost of GPS Tracking in Immigration Bail


Select Committee
Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2023-24 (complete session)

Formal Minutes May. 28 2024

Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: February Members present: Sir Stephen Timms, in the Chair Debbie Abrahams Shaun Bailey Siobhan Bail