Miscellaneous
43Accredited community-based restorative justice schemes
1
The Secretary of State shall maintain a register of schemes that appear to him—
a
to be community-based restorative justice schemes, and
b
to meet requirements determined and published by him.
2
The requirements shall include a requirement about cooperation with the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.
3
The Secretary of State shall add a scheme to the register if—
a
a person applies for the scheme to be added, and
b
the Secretary of State thinks that the scheme is a community-based restorative justice scheme which meets the requirements.
4
The Secretary of State may remove a scheme from the register if, having considered any report about the scheme made by the Chief Inspector, he thinks that—
a
it is not a community-based restorative justice scheme, or
b
it does not meet the requirements.
5
The Chief Inspector may inspect a scheme which is registered or which is the subject of an application for registration; and—
a
he shall from time to time make a report to the Secretary of State on inspections carried out by him by virtue of this section, and
b
section 49(2) to (4) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) (laying of Chief Inspector's reports before Parliament etc) shall apply in relation to the report.
6
The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for inspection of the register by the public.