Implementation of the OLR Report – Executive Summary
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2026
This project involved evaluation of the implementation of the Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) sentence for 50 individuals identified via mixed sampling (15 individuals selected via purposive sampling to inform study development and testing and a following 35 individuals randomly selected). The study had several aims: firstly to better understand the characteristics of individuals subject to the OLR; secondly to identify areas of effective practice and areas for improvement in relation to implementation of the sentence; and lastly, to inform advice to Scottish Ministers.
This is the Executive Summary version, view the full version here.