- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected percentage decrease is, if any, in the number of inmates held at Cornton Vale Prison in 2000 as compared with 1999.
Answer
The information requested is not available. Projections of the numbers of prisoners in Scottish prisons do not distinguish this level of detail.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 September 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendations 20-22), what deadlines have been set for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland's Personnel and Training Committee to produce the various proposals referred to.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-720.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 September 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendation 54), what timescale has been set for the consideration of particularly Scottish initiatives to be pursued in the area of training in racism awareness.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-720.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 September 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive when it received notification of the lodging of an appeal on 8 July 1999 by Karl Tonner, currently residing at Carstairs State Hospital.
Answer
Notification of the appeal was received by the Executive on the 22nd July 1999.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 September 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive when it received notification of the lodging of an appeal at Lanark Sheriff Court on 22 July 1999 by Brian Doherty, currently residing at Carstairs State Hospital.
Answer
Notification of the appeal was received by the Executive on the 4th August 1999.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendation 7), by what date is the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities due to report on their review of ethnic and cultural balance in Police Authorities.
Answer
It will be for my Steering Group to decide an appropriate programme of work and target dates. In doing so, we will take into account responses to the consultation exercise on our action plan.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for an interpreter have been made in criminal conduct proceedings in Scotland in each of the last five years; how many of these requests were met at the stage of initial asking, and what was the breakdown of such requests by language in each year.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is responsible for obtaining the services of interpreters during criminal court proceedings. However, information is not collected centrally as to the number of requests by the Crown for an interpreter, the timing of the request, nor the incidence of particular languages.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board since 1 April 1999 and what is the nature and grade of their appointments.
Answer
The information is set out in the table.
Appointments to the Scottish Legal Aid Board from 1 April 1999 to 23 July 1999
| Grade | Number of temporary appointments | Number of permanent appointments | Total |
| Chief Executive | - | 1 | 1 |
| Grade 3 (Team Leader) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grade 2 (Assessment Officer) | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Grade 1 (Administrative Assistant) | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 27 |
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets are set by the Scottish Legal Aid Board for (a) response to telephone calls; (b) response to letters; (c) assessment of accounts in civil legal aid, criminal legal aid and legal advice and assistance respectively, and (d) payment of accounts, when the various targets were set, and to what extent these targets have been met since 1 March 1999.
Answer
The information is set out in the table.
| | Target | Performance in June 1999 |
Response to telephone calls. | None set. | - |
Response to letters. | Full reply within 15 days. Target set in February 1998. | Information not available. |
Assessment of accounts:- Civil legal aid* Criminal legal aid* Advice and Assistance* | All of the following targets were set in March 1999. 83% assessed within 4 weeks. 85% assessed within 2 weeks. 90% assessed within 2 weeks. | 77% 50% 84% |
Payment of accounts. | None set. | - |
*Excludes payment period of 1 to 2 weeks.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Legal Aid Board staff have (a) resigned; (b) been dismissed from their posts, and (c) been suspended since 1 January 1999 and what categories of staff fall into each of (a), (b) and (c).
Answer
The information is set out in the table.
| Grade | 1(Admin Assistant) | 2 (Assessment Officer) | 3 (Team Leader) | 4 (Specialist) | 5 (Assistant Manager) | 6 (Manager) | 7 (Director) | (Chief Executive) | Total |
| | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm | Temp | Perm |
| Audit and Compliance | | | | | | 1* | | 1 | | | | | | | | | - | 2 |
| Chief Executive'soffice | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1*** | - | 1 |
| Finance(includingFacilities) | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | - | 5 |
| InformationSystems | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | - | 2 |
| LegalServices | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | - | 1 |
| Operations including Criminal ApplicationsCivil ApplicationsTreasury | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1** | | | 5 | 17 |
| Human Resources | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | - |
Total | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | 8 | 28 |
Total resignations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
Total dismissals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
Total suspensions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
* Dismissal ** Suspension*** fixed term contract
