Part 2Confinement and release of prisoners

Chapter 2Confinement, review and release of prisoners

Custody and community prisoners

8Provision of information by court

1

This section applies where—

a

a court imposes a custody and community sentence on a person, and

b

the court is not required by—

i

section 21(4) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), or

ii

section 210H(2) of the 1995 Act,

to prepare a report.

2

As soon as is reasonably practicable after imposing the sentence, the court must provide the Scottish Ministers with such information about—

a

the person, and

b

the circumstances of the case,

as the court considers appropriate.

3

Information provided by virtue of subsection (2) is to be provided in such form as the court considers appropriate.