Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

4 Policy and research

In, or as the case may be in relation to, the assessment and minimisation of risk—

(a) the Risk Management Authority is to—

(i) compile and keep under review information about the provision of services in Scotland;

(ii) compile and keep under review research and development;

(iii) promote effective practice; and

(iv) give such advice and make such recommendations to the Scottish Ministers as it considers appropriate; and

(b) the Authority may—

(i) carry out, commission or co-ordinate research and publish the results of such research; and

(ii) undertake pilot schemes for the purposes of developing and improving methods.