2006 No. 63
CRIMINAL LAW

The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Designation of Partner Bodies) Order 2006

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(23) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 20051, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Designation of Partner Bodies) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 3rd April 2006.

Partner bodies2.

The following bodies are designated as partner bodies within the meaning of section 3(23) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005–

(a)

the chief constable of a police force maintained for a police area (or combined police area) any part of which is comprised within the area of a community justice authority;

(b)

a Health Board, constituted by order under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19782, for an area any part of which is comprised within the area of the community justice authority;

(c)

any individual or organisation that is in receipt of funding, in excess of such amount as may be specified by Scottish Ministers, from a local authority for an area comprised within the area of the community justice authority, for the provision of services or support to relevant persons or their families;

(d)

Scottish Ministers exercising functions relating to the organisation and administration of the courts in terms of section 1 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 19713;

(e)

the Procurator Fiscal for a Sheriff Court District any part of which is comprised within the area of the community justice authority;

(f)

Victim Support Scotland (being a company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland; Company No. SC 110185).

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates persons as “partner bodies” as defined in section 3(23) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. Partner bodies are consulted by community justice authorities (“CJA”) in connection with the preparation of the CJA’s area plan in terms of section 3(5)(a) of that Act. They are also involved in the arrangement for sharing information relating to “relevant persons”, as defined in section 1(2)(b), in terms of section 3(5)(f). The CJA will report to Scottish Ministers on the compliance of partner bodies with the CJA’s area plan in terms of section 3(5)(g).