Section 245A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 makes provision for the Court to impose a Restriction of Liberty Order. This legislation also provides for the use of electronic monitoring (tagging) equipment to monitor offenders’ compliance with the terms of the Order.
Restriction of Liberty Orders have been available in Scotland since 2002.
A Restriction of Liberty Order requires an offender to be:
Restriction of Liberty Orders are a high tariff community sentence imposed by the Court as an option in cases where they might otherwise be thinking of a prison sentence or another community penalty that would impose substantial demands on the offender. Restriction of Liberty Orders are both punitive and rehabilitative and they provide a useful addition to the range of sentencing options already available to the Courts.
Criminal Justice Team South Ayrshire Council Macadam House 34 Charlotte Street Ayr KA7 1EA
Tel: 01292 289749
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