Risk Management Authority (Scotland)
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The Risk Management Authority (
The authority is required to assess the risk posed by serious offenders at sentencing when the High Court of Justiciary will issue a Risk Assessment Order, and will provide a Risk Assessment Report to the High Court. The judge may then issue an Order for Lifelong Restriction, at which point the authority will have to draw up a risk management plan for the offender.
The authority is based in
Remit and jurisdiction
The authority is to be the recognised expert authority on risk assessment and risk management and will:
- develop policy and carry out research into the risk assessment and risk management of offenders whose liberty presents a risk to the public at large
- set standards for, and issue guidance to those involved in the assessment and management of risk
- accredit practitioners and risk management plans and monitor risk management plans for those offenders who receive an Order for Lifelong Restriction sentence from the High Court of Justiciary.
Order for Lifelong Restriction
An Order for Lifelong Restriction is a sentence that can be imposed by a judge of the High Court of Justiciary on serious violent and sexual offenders in Scotland. The power to issue Orders for Lifelong Restriction was implemented by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003. Such an Order is an indeterminate sentence will see the convict subject to imprisonment and supervision by electronic tagging for the rest of their lives.[1][2]
An offender will only be released on licence where it is determined that the risks posed to the community can be correctly and safely managed. The authority is central to the assessment and management of offenders subject to Orders for Lifelong Restriction.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003". www.legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 26 March 2003.
- ^ a b "RMA Scotland | Order for Lifelong Restriction | FAQs". www.rmascotland.gov.uk. Risk Management Authority. 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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