The Scottish Government

The Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 18 January 2007 and received Royal Assent on 22 February 2007. The CPR Act will make significant changes to the operation of the summary justice system, largely based on the commitments made in "Smarter Justice, Safer Communities", published on 22 March 2005. The main first phase of implementation of the Act's provisions took place on 10 December 2007. The second phase took place on 10 March 2008.

In this section:

• Discover more about the 2 June 2008 SJR changes;
• Discover more about the 10 March 2008 SJR changes;
• Access the history of the progress of the CPR Bill through parliament and learn about the changes that came into force on 10 December 2007;
• Read about the Executive's plans for reform in the 'Smarter Justice, Safer Communities' document, published on 22 March 2005. A short summary leaflet is also available
• Access the Summary Justice Review ('McInnes') Committee's final report
• Learn a bit more about the history of the Summary Justice Reform Programme and the membership of the Summary Justice Review Committee
• View the research commissioned by both the Committee and the Government on summary justice
• View the analysis of responses received to the consultation exercise on the Committee's report
• Contact the Summary Justice Reform team, if you have any queries or views