Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-01960 · Session 3

What reviews of policy are under way in the portfolio of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

Answered Asked by Margaret Curran Lab Lodged 5 Jul 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what reviews of policy are under way in the portfolio of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 Jul 2007 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

Since the electionwe have commissioned three reviews: a review to consider options for enhancing theoperational effectiveness of the provisions governing the destruction of DNA datain specific circumstances; a review of the existing antisocial behaviour strategyto see where it can be improved and strengthened and to ensure greater communityinvolvement, and a review to consider the effectiveness of community penalties inScotland, with a view to reforming and revitalising them.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-01960 by reference.