Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have been sentenced to prison in each year since 2016 were care-experienced.
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
Scottish Prison Service do not hold this information in the format requested.
Whilst we recognise the profound impact that experience of care can have on a person, SPS aims to support those in our care with care, compassion and in a consistent manner that recognises avenues for potential trauma.
SPS rely on those individuals coming into our care to either self-report that they are a care leaver, which will be annotated on Prisoner Records (PR2)) or anonymously report via the bi-annual Prisoner Survey.