The RMA’s Annual Report and Accounts have been laid before the Scottish Parliament

2022-23 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS PUBLISHED

Read about some of the work we’ve completed over the last year that contribute to protecting the public and making Scotland safer.

2022-23 Annual Report & Accounts

A vital role in the Scottish justice system

BECOME AN ACCREDITED ASSESSOR

We’re currently seeking experienced, confident risk assessors from psychology and psychiatry to become Accredited. Applications will only be accepted between 2 – 15 October 2023.

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Initial Insights into Experiences of Release, Community Integration and Recall for Individuals on the Order for Lifelong Restriction

RMA PUBLISH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Using interviews with individuals who are subject to the sentence, this research captures first hand experiences of the sentence, including release and community reintegration.

We’ve created a set of interactive data visualisations

UNDERSTANDING THE OLR

Our interactive data visualisations are designed to help you understand the OLR sentence. You can see trends in areas such as risk rating, age or length of punishment part.

Digging into the Data

the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs announced the appointment

Two New Board Members Join the RMA

We are delighted to welcome Geraldine O’Hare and James Maybee to join the RMA Board as Convener and Member to help make Scotland safer

GUEST BLOG: LUCY MCDONALD, Head of Scotland at SafeLives

the response to IPV in Scotland

This month we welcome Lucy McDonald from SafeLives to the RMA blog. She writes about the response to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Scotland, and how tools like SafeLives’ Domestic Abuse Awareness Raising Tool are making a difference.

The Offending Behaviour of Those Subject to the Order for lifelong Restriction

View the Research Report

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES

We produce Standards and Guidelines for the Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) sentence. Our Standards and Guidelines for Risk Management also support the assessment and management of individuals who present a risk of serious harm.

Standards & Guidelines

FRAMEWORK FOR RISK ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION

Our FRAME policy is the approach to risk assessment and management in Scotland. It outlines guiding principles that should underpin the work of justice agencies who assess and manage risk.

FRAME

DATA VISUALISATION

Explore a series of interactive data visualisations to help you understand the Order for Lifelong Restriction. We look at statistics including Risk Assessment Order outcomes, age of individuals at the time when they receive the sentence, and length of punishment part.

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