This week, the Scottish Government has (finally) launched its consultation on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
England & Wales has passed its own reforms on this (although they’re still waiting to come into force), but these will not change the situation in Scotland.
The Scottish Government hasn’t put forward a specific proposal at this stage, which suggests a genuine openness to look at different ways of improving it.
Not only is this is a great opportunity to influence potential changes in Scotland, but it’s also a way of setting out arguments for why broader changes in approach may be needed, and how this may relate in the future to changes in England and Wales.
For information, when the UK Government published a consultation on amendments to England & Wales, Unlock submitted a response, which can be downloaded here.
We want to encourage anybody who has a view on the ROA in Scotland to respond to the consultation. All the details can be found on the Scottish Government website.
For anybody who wishes to their share contributions more broadly, we’re happy to circulate responses via this site – just send them through to therecord@outlook.com.
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