Question reference: S5W-17643
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 6 July 2018
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 August 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the use of body cameras in high-security hospitals such as Carstairs in Lanark to provide reliable evidence to support statements regarding incidents that involve vulnerable patients.
Answer
In Scotland, the only high-security hospital is The State Hospital in Carstairs, South Lanarkshire. The security arrangements in that hospital are the responsibility of the hospital itself and are decided upon in the context of ensuring staff and patient safety, and supporting effective incident reporting and investigation. The hospital is currently investigating the use of body cameras and their use and utility in similar environments in order to decide how such use may fit into supporting those aims.