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Disclosure plans go ahead

Parents all across Scotland will soon be able to get access to information about known sex offenders who may be in contact with their children.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has confirmed that the Scottish Government will bring forward the timetable for rolling out a sex offender disclosure scheme, currently being trialled in Tayside.

The pilot will run until the end of May and a full evaluation will be published in August. The national roll out will begin soon after, ensuring that the lessons learned from Tayside are applied all over Scotland.

Fife Constabulary and Central Scotland Police have already indicated that they are keen to have the scheme running in their areas by the autumn.


March 2010


  • New consumer credit rules (date added: 30 March 2010)
  • New partners for Tods Murray (date added: 30 March 2010)
  • Hate crime law in force (date added: 29 March 2010)
  • Public Services Reform Bill passes (date added: 26 March 2010)
  • Equality Bill passed by House of Lords (date added: 24 March 2010)
  • Reform of double jeopardy laws (date added: 22 March 2010)
  • Rights of Audience Report (date added: 17 March 2010)
  • Scots back Lord Gill reforms, says Which? (date added: 17 March 2010)
  • Credit cards - consumer changes (date added: 16 March 2010)
  • Civil Justice reforms - cautious support (date added: 16 March 2010)
  • Reducing global patent backlogs (date added: 11 March 2010)
  • Clear message on knife possession (date added: 10 March 2010)
  • Plans to improve private rented housing (date added: 08 March 2010)
  • Call to keep young people out of adult courts (date added: 04 March 2010)
  • Disclosure plans go ahead (date added: 01 March 2010)
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