- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been unlawfully at large, excluding prisoners who abscond and including those released in error (a) in each year since 1999 and (b) since the start of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The information in relation toreleases in error is not available for the period before the Reliance contract.Reliance have accepted responsibility for two prisoners who have been unlawfullyat large for periods since the start of the contract. Other potential release inerror are being investigated.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the per capita cost has been of re-apprehending prisoners unlawfully at large, excluding prisoners who abscond and including prisoners released in error, (a) for each year since 1999 and (b) since the start of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is notavailable.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, how many prisoner movements there have been since the service commencement date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
There have been 9,440 prisoner movements up to and including 28 May 2004.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what the estimated number of prisoner movements is expected to be per (a) month and (b) annum.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Commercially sensitive information and information which wouldharm public safety or public order, or would prejudice the security of any buildingor penal institution is exempt from disclosure under Part II of the Code of Practiceon Scottish Executive Information. These exemptions are subject to a publicinterest test, which the SPS has applied.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what the (a) monthly and (b) annual charge is expected to be for each prisoner movement.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Commercially and operationally sensitive information is exempt from disclosureunder Part II of the Code of Practice on Scottish Executive Information.These exemptions are subject to a public interest test, which the SPS has applied.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it expects phases 2, 3 and 4 of the implementation programme to be rolled out across Scotland within the months specified within the contract and, if it does not so expect, whether Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will be held fully responsible.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract will be rolled out to other parts of Scotland when the the SPS believes Reliance are ready to extend the service set out in the contract. The SPS and Relianceare currently discussing a revised implementation programme.
Reliance will have to show that they are ready to provide a consistent satisfactoryservice. The SPS's assessment will depend on Reliance's proposed revised implementationprogramme.
The tests the SPS will apply will include checks that Reliance have adequatestaff and vehicles in place, that staff are fully trained and certificated and familiar with the task, that a communication plan has been implemented, that adequate contingency plans are in place and that necessary changes to the contract have been made.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to its news release SEJD453r/2004, whether it has received a response from the Auditor General for Scotland in regard to an audit of the contract between it and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd and, if so, when an Audit Scotland investigation into whether the contract conforms to the relevant guidance and standards for such contracts will begin and how long such an investigation can be expected to take.
Answer
The Auditor General has indicatedthat a review of the contract would form a normal part of his review of the Scottish Prison Service's accounts; that he will bring forward that part of his work; andthat he expects to report by September.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will be liable to pay in implementation charges if it does not start any phase of the implementation programme on the due dates as detailed in Schedule 4, clause 2.2.2. of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, broken down by phase.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS and Reliance are currently discussing arrangements for a revised implementationprogramme.
I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8437 answered on 8 June 2004. All answers to writtenparliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be foundat http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it expects Phase 2 of the Implementation Programme to commence on 24 May 2004.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The roll out did not commenceon 24 May 2004.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what training provider has been engaged to train Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd's staff to comply with section 4.11 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract obliges Relianceto arrange incident command training, to participate in the SPS’s training, anddevelop its training and incident management procedures. The choice of a trainingprovider is for Reliance.
