Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies those persons with whom the responsible authorities, as defined in section 10(7) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005, are required to co operate in the establishment and implementation of suitable arrangements for assessing and managing the risks posed in each local authority area by offenders falling within the category of person set out in section 10(1)(a) of that Act. Section 10(1)(a) relates to offenders subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. (Section 10(1) has only been commenced to this extent (S.S.I. 2006/545)).
The persons who are specified are set out in the Schedule. They are registered social landlords, persons or bodies under contract to provide electronic monitoring services, the Principal Reporter, and any person or body who provides services for the assessment and management of sex offenders in one or more local authority area.