Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations are being made to bring HMP Kilmarnock and HMP Addiewell into the public sector.
The Scottish Government policy is that prisons should be managed by the public sector.
Each of the two private prisons in Scotland operates under a 25 year PFI contract with the contract for HMP Kilmarnock expiring in March 2024 and the contract from HMP Addiewell expiring in December 2033.
Noting the number of years of contractual service yet to be delivered, SPS will take appropriate preparatory actions well in advance of the contracts reaching their end point.