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LS/CMI Review Group Report
PUBLISHED MARCH 2023 In January 2022, an issue with the risk/ need level displayed within an LS/CMI (Level of Service / Case Management Inventory) assessment was raised by a justice social worker, through the helpdesk provided by the IT managed service provider. In March, we were asked by Scottish Government officials to convene an LS/CMI Review…
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2021-22 Best Value
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2023 Scottish Ministers expect all Accountable Officers to comply with the duty of Best Value placed upon them. The compliance with the duty of Best Value is an auditable requirement. This review provides assurance of the Risk Management Authority’s (RMA) compliance with the duty of Best Value for the financial year 2021-22.…
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2022-23 Research Committee Minutes
Research Committee Minutes – 24 October 2022 Research Committee Minutes – 13 February…
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2021-22 Annual Report & Accounts
Our work at the RMA is centred on protecting the public, by reducing the risk of serious harm posed by violent and sexual offending. Read our 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts for more information on some of the work we’ve completed over the last year that contribute to protecting the public and making Scotland safer. The RMA’s Annual…
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The Offending Behaviour of Those Sentenced to the Order for Lifelong Restriction
This is the very first report exploring, in-depth, the behaviour of individuals sentenced to the OLR through quantitative analysis. The findings will increase our understanding of the individuals subject to the unique sentence and contribute towards our discussions relating to risk assessment and management. ‘The Offending Behaviour of…
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2022-23 Audit and Assurance Minutes
The RMA’s Audit and Assurance Committee has responsibility for risk, control assurance and governance. The committee recommends the appointment of our internal auditors and received our annual accounts and audit reports. Audit & Assurance Committee Minutes – 27 June 2022 Audit & Assurance Committee Minutes – 15 August…
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2022-23 Board Minutes
The RMA Board meet every two months to carry out its governance and oversight duties. Below you can find the ratified minutes from all 2022-23 Board Meetings to date: Extra-ordinary Board Minutes – 10 March 2023 Board Minutes – 20 February 2023 Board Minutes – 25 April 2022 Board Minutes – 27 June 2022 Extra-ordinary…
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A Review of Risk Management Approaches Relevant to Terrorism and Radicalisation
PUBLISHED 2021 Largely in response to two terrorism-related incidents that occurred in the UK between late 2019 and early 2020, the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21 was devised (Law Society of Scotland, n.d.). As Hall (2020a) outlines, the proposed prioritisation of a fixed, determinate sentence (the Serious Terrorism…
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A Review of Risk Assessment Tools ands Risk Factors Relevant to Terrorism
PUBLISHED 2021 Terrorism is one of the most serious challenges facing the world today, with a number of countries having recently experienced an increase in terrorism (Wolfowicz, Litmanovitz, Weisburd & Hasisi, 2020). Terrorism has also proved difficult to define and as such, there is no international agreement regarding a universal…
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