The Parole Board (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998
These Rules amend the Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 1993 and the Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 1995. The Rules make some minor drafting alterations and–make provision for the circumstances in which the Board can decide not to disclose information obtained by it to the person concerned (regulation 2). The circumstances specified are identical to the existing circumstances in which the Secretary of State can decide not to disclose information sent by him to the Board;substitute a new rule 7 in similar terms to the existing rule 7 but which now provides persons with a right to make representations on receipt of information sent by the Board (regulation 2);provide that for the purposes of disclosure the powers of the Board may be exercised by the chairman or a nominated member (regulation 4);impose a duty on the Board to send relevant information that it has obtained to the person concerned (regulation 6).