# Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, Section 53: Release on licence: reasons for decisions

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 17 (release on licence: right of victim to receive information and make representations)—
(a) in subsection (6)—
(i) in paragraph (a), after “release” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,
(ii) in paragraph (b), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,
(b) in subsection (8), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for its decision”,
(c) in subsection (10), in paragraph (a), after “conditions” insert “, including a summary of the reasons for their decision”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/12/section/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/victims-witnesses-and-justice-reform-scotland-act-2025/section-53
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