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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-15758

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 8 March 2023
  • Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 March 2023

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many female veterans are currently serving a custodial sentence.


Answer

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

Our records indicate that there are currently less than five female individuals in our care who have identified themselves as having served in the armed forces.