# The Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 2022, Rule 18: Correction of irregularities and errors

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(1) Any irregularity in the proceedings of a panel or, as the case may be, the Board resulting from failure to comply with any provision of these Rules or of any direction under these Rules does not of itself render the proceedings void.
(2) Where any such irregularity comes to the attention of a panel or, as the case may be, the Board before a decision has been reached in relation to a case, the panel chairperson or the chairperson of the Board—
(a) must, if they consider that any person may have been prejudiced by the irregularity, and
(b) may, in any other case,
give such directions as appear to them to be appropriate to address the irregularity.
(3) Where a document recording a decision under these Rules contains a mistake (including a clerical or factual error or omission or another accidental inaccuracy), the chairperson of the Board, or of the panel which made the decision in question, may issue a written correction slip to correct the mistake.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/385/rule/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-scotland-rules-2022/rule-18
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