
2020 No. 305
Children And Young Persons
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Independent Review of Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2020
Made 29th September 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd October 2020
Coming into force 30th November 2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 23(1) of the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Independent Review of Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 30 November 2020.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019.
Referral of information by the chief constable to the independent reviewer
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(1) This regulation applies where the chief constable is referring information falling within section 14(1) of the Act to the independent reviewer.
(2) The chief constable must, in accordance with section 14(2) of the Act, refer that information to the independent reviewer before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the chief constable received the request from the Scottish Ministers in relation to that information.
Notifications to, and representations by, an applicant or scheme member
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(1) This regulation applies where the independent reviewer is to give notice that information has been received for review under section 16(1) of the Act.
(2) The independent reviewer must, in accordance with section 16(2) and (3) of the Act, notify the applicant or scheme member before the end of the period of 3 days beginning with the day on which the information was received for review.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the applicant or scheme member may make representations to the independent reviewer about whether information ought to be included in the  Level 2 disclosure  before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice under section 16(1) of the Act was received.
(4) The independent reviewer may, on cause shown, consider representations made by the applicant or scheme member after the period of 28 days mentioned in paragraph (3).
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th September 2020