Legislation – Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020

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PART 2Supporting and final provisions

Reporting requirements

13Reviews: information about domestic abuse

(1)

The Scottish Ministers must—

(a)

in undertaking a review under section 12(1)(a), take account of any information about the nature and number of incidents of domestic abuse occurring during the reporting period to which the review relates given to them, or published, by—

(i)

the Scottish Police Authority, or

(ii)

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and

(b)

explain in the report on that review prepared under section 12(1)(b) how the information was taken account of.

(2)

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is amended by subsection (3).

(3)

After section 15 (reports by the Scottish Ministers on status of provisions), insert—

“15AReviews: information about domestic abuse

(1)

The Scottish Ministers must—

(a)

in undertaking a review under section 15(1)(a), take account of any information about the nature and number of incidents of domestic abuse occurring during the reporting period to which the review relates given to them, or published, by—

(i)

the Scottish Police Authority, or

(ii)

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and

(b)

explain in the report on that review prepared under section 15(1)(b) how the information was taken account of.

(2)

In subsection (1)(a), “reporting period” means a period mentioned in section 15(4)(b).”.