- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether procedures have been introduced in HM Prison Kilmarnock to ensure that any "red cards" issued by the police to indicate that a prisoner is at risk are passed to both the officer completing the reception risk assessment form and the nurse responsible for examining the prisoner on admission.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
I refer the member to the answer to S2W-15593 on 14 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of prisoners entering each prison in each of the last three years were deemed to be either drug or alcohol-dependent and what criteria are used for categorising prisoners in this way.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
In the year 2003-04 a cross-sectional sample breakdown of prisoners testing positive to illicit drugs on admission per prison is as follows:
| Establishment | % |
| Aberdeen | 67 |
| Barlinnie | 54 |
| Cornton Vale | 100 |
| Dumfries | 92 |
| Edinburgh | 73 |
| Greenock | 74 |
| Inverness | 62 |
| Low Moss | 50 |
| Perth | 70 |
| Polmont | 38 |
There is no breakdown per prison prior to this. National rates were:
2001-02 – 75% positive on admission.
2002-03 – 66% positive on admission.
Urine testing on admission is one part of the criteria used to determine problem drug use. Prisoners also undergo assessment by addiction services (CAART) to determine levels of need in relation to drug and alcohol problems.
Figures are not collected for alcohol use. We estimate that around 5% of prisoners require medical intervention on admission for alcohol withdrawal.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether every prisoner entering HM Prison Kilmarnock since January 2002 has been examined by a nurse; what examinations are undertaken by the nurse, and what role the nurse plays in assessing whether a prisoner may be at risk of self-harm or suicide.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
In accordance with Rule 8 of The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994 (as amended) a health care examination is undertaken for every prisoner admitted into a prison.
The health care examination includes assessments of previous and current physical health; previous and current mental health; present domestic circumstances; previous and current drug misuse, and current demeanour and mood. This examination also includes an assessment of self-harm.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service has offered condolences to the family of James Barclay who died whilst in the custody of HM Prison Kilmarnock in January 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answer to S2W-15586 on 14 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what compensation has been, or will be, paid to the family of James Barclay by (a) Premier Prison Services and (b) the Scottish Prison Service in light of the findings of the fatal accident inquiry into the death of James Barclay in HM Prison Kilmarnock in January 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
This is not a matter for SPS.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has checked, as part of his most recent inspection of the prison, whether the watch logs in HM Prison Kilmarnock are being falsified.
Answer
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons checked the “High Risk Assessment Observation and Support Records” (referred to by staff as “watch logs”) as part of his most recent inspection of Kilmarnock. He had no reason to believe that the entries were anything other than authentic.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the findings of the fatal accident inquiry into the death of James Barclay in HM Prison Kilmarnock in January 2002 represent a breach of contract by Premier Prison Services and, if so, what penalties will be imposed as a result of such a breach or breaches.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answer to S2W-15584 on 14 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of those who held senior management positions in HM Prison Kilmarnock in January 2002 and who, according to the fatal accident report on the death of James Barclay in January 2002, "showed a careless or even negligent disregard for securing compliance with the Director"s Rules" are still in post.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answer to S2W-15609 on 14 April 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost of legal aid provided to participants in fatal accident inquiries has been in each of the last six years.
Answer
Information to the level of detail requested is not held for the years prior to April 2001. The total cost of legal aid and the number of cases for which legal aid was made available for fatal accident inquiries in the last four financial years is listed in the following tables.
| Expenditure (£) | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Civil Legal Aid | 93,808 | 213,385 | 416,879 | 218,982 |
| Advice and Assistance | 12,641 | 12,304 | 8,786 | 9,408 |
| Total | 106,449 | 225,689 | 425,665 | 228,390 |
| Number of Cases | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Civil Legal Aid | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
| Advice and Assistance | 52 | 45 | 45 | 37 |
| Total | 66 | 76 | 75 | 63 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers in HM Prison Kilmarnock have been disciplined since January 2002 for failing to carry out watches.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS does not hold this information as staffing issues at HM Prison Kilmarnock are a matter for Premier Prison Services.
