The Scottish Prisons Commission was a commission established by the Scottish Government in 2007 to "analyse the impact for courts, prisons and community justice services of early release provisions contained in the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007".Scottish Prisons Commission - About
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Terms of reference

The terms of reference were: *Consider how imprisonment is currently used in Scotland and how that use fits with the Government’s wider strategic objectives. *Raise the public profile of this issue, providing better information to allow a deeper understanding of the options, outcomes and costs. *Assess the impact for courts, prisons and community justice services of early release provisions of the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007.

Members

The members were: *The Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish (Chair) – former

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, Minister for Devolution and Home Affairs *Dr Karin Dotter-Schiller – Acting Director-General, Prison Service in the Federal Ministry of Justice in Vienna,

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Scottish Prison Commission
Government agencies of Scotland Penal system in Scotland Crime in Scotland 2007 establishments in Scotland Government agencies established in 2007 Scottish commissions and inquiries {{Scotland-gov-stub

Terms of reference

Members

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