Talk:Risk Management Authority (Scotland)

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The Risk Management Authority is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government established in 2005 by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003. It does not have responsibility for assessing and managing risk posed, rather the RMA sets the standard for risk assessment and risk management.

The website displayed is incorrect; the website address is www.rma.scot

The chief executive displayed is incorrect; the chief executive is Mark McSherry.

The Justice Minister is incorrect; the current Minister is Keith Brown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Brown_(Scottish_politician)

The RMA should not be referred to as "the authority" rather it should be referred to as "RMA" or "The RMA"

"The authority is required to assess the risk posed by serious offenders at sentencing when the High Court of Justiciary will issue a Risk Assessment Order, and will provide a Risk Assessment Report to the High Court. The judge may then issue an Order for Lifelong Restriction, at which point the authority will have to draw up a risk management plan for the offender." This information is not inaccurate. The RMA does not conduct risk assessments nor does the RMA draw up risk management plans for an individual subject to an OLR.

The RMA accredit experienced risk assessors. RMA Accredited Risk Assessors carry out assessments and complete Risk Assessment Reports for the High Court when an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) is being considered.

The RMA review and approve Risk Management Plans for individuals subject to an OLR, these plans are written by the Lead Authority, often the Scottish Prison Service.

The information relating to the Order for Lifelong restriction is inaccurate. An individual subject to an OLR will be managed by a Risk Management Plan for the rest of their life, this does not necessarily mean an electronic tag.

The see also information is incorrect. Antisocial personality disorder does not relate to the RMA or necessarily the OLR. The link to the OLR FAQ page on the RMA website is incorrect.

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