Stop and search powers in Scotland: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Please provide copies of all correspondence, notes, minutes and similar in relation to the proposed abolition of consensual/non-statutory stop and search at Stages 2 and 3 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, as recommended in the Advisory Group chaired by then Solicitor Advocate John Scott.
Response
Following a search of our records, the information you have requested can be found in Annex B of this response.
Exemptions under sections 29(1)(a) and 30(b)(i) apply to some of the information requested. The reason why these exemptions apply is explained in Annex A of this letter.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
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Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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