Corrections
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What we have corrected
2026-08-26 · /arrested/scotland-arrest-and-custody · raised by internal
Was: The 12-hour custody ceiling was cited to s.9(1)(a) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, which only defines when that period starts, not the ceiling itself.
Now: Cites s.9(2): "The person may continue to be held in police custody only if— a constable charges the person with an offence" (or a fresh authorisation is given under s.11).
2026-08-26 · /arrested/scotland-arrest-and-custody · raised by internal
Was: Who may authorise the further 12-hour extension was cited to s.11(1), which grants the power but not the rank and non-involvement conditions on who may use it.
Now: Cites s.11(2): a constable of at least inspector rank, or chief inspector if they believe the person is under 18, who has not been involved in the investigation.
2026-08-26 · /stopped/serious-violence-reduction-orders · raised by internal
Was: Said the search power carried "no requirement of suspicion on the occasion" — an inference from what the statute did not say rather than a claim it made — and referred to "you" where the statute refers to "the offender".
Now: Rewritten to track the statute: a constable may search "the person subject to" the order, without needing grounds on that occasion.
2026-08-31 · /stopped/scotland-stop-and-search · raised by internal
Was: Said the bladed- or pointed-article search power applied wherever there was reasonable suspicion of possession, stated as a single condition.
Now: The power has two limbs under s.50(1) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995: reasonable grounds to suspect BOTH possession AND that the person has committed or is committing the s.49(1) offence of carrying it — since carrying such an article is not itself automatically an offence (s.49 allows for good reason or lawful authority).
2026-08-31 · /after/scotland-warnings-and-fiscal-fines · raised by internal
Was: The s.302C Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 quote was the bare fragment "the alleged offender may request that it be recalled", and the claim did not say a recall request is only valid on limited grounds.
Now: Quote widened to include the deemed-acceptance trigger the request responds to, and the claim now says a request is only valid on the limited grounds s.302C(2) sets out — broadly, that you did not receive the offer and would have refused it.
2026-09-02 · /protest/the-2023-protest-offences · raised by internal
Was: The notification duty for a Serious Disruption Prevention Order named only two of the three items s.24(3) of the Public Order Act 2023 actually requires.
Now: Lists all three: your name (and any other name you use), your home address, and the address of any other premises where you regularly reside or stay.