Reporting and planning Part 2 - Confinement and Release of Prisoners Compassionate release on licence Section 27 - Compassionate release on licence
61.Subsection (1) enables the Scottish Ministers to release prisoners on licence at any time if they are satisfied there are compassionate grounds for doing so.
62.Subsections (2) and (3) require the Scottish Ministers, before releasing a prisoner other than a custody-only prisoner under this section, to consult the Parole Board, unless it is impracticable to do so.