The Structure and a Summary of the Act Part 4 – Prisoners: Control of Release, Being Unlawfully at Large Etc. Section 56 – Co-operation between public authorities
192.Section 56 amends the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2005 so that Scottish Ministers, local authorities, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service and the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, have a duty to cooperate with one another in carrying out their respective functions in relation to relevant persons as defined in the 2005 Act (such co-operation may include exchange of information).