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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bail-and-release-from-custody-scotland-act-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "asp/2023/4",
  "legislation_title": "Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bail-and-release-from-custody-scotland-act-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the determination of questions of bail; to provide for the court, when sentencing, to have regard to time spent on certain bail conditions; to ensure prisoners are not released on Fridays and certain other days; to provide for the temporary release of long-term prisoners; to enable certain prisoners to be released early in emergency situations; to require certain public bodies to engage in planning for the release of prisoners; to provide support for released prisoners; to provide for information about prisoners to be given to persons or bodies supporting victims; and for connected purposes.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd June 2023 and received Royal Assent on 1st August 2023",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/4/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:16.572754+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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