- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people had a certificate to perform custodial duties suspended in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each calendar month from January 1999 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table:
| April 1999 | 1 |
| September 1999 | 3 |
| February 2000 | 1 |
| June 2000 | 1 |
| January 2002 | 2 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people had a certificate to perform custodial duties revoked in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each calendar month from January 1999 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table:
| December 1999 | 2 |
| June 2000 | 1 |
| August 2000 | 1 |
| October 2001 | 1 |
| January 2002 | 2 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences were committed under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each calendar month from January 1999 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I am aware of no offences.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people held a valid and current certificate to perform custodial duties in accordance with section 114 and Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each calendar month from January 1999 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Such information is not readily available. The number as at 19 March 2002 was that 196 people held a valid and current Prisoner Custody Officer certificate.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people currently have a valid and current certificate to perform custodial duties in accordance with section 114 and Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:196 as at 19 March 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been approved to perform custodial duties in accordance with section 114 and Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each calendar month from January 1999 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table:
| March 1999 | 168 |
| April 1999 | 25 |
| June 1999 | 26 |
| July 1999 | 1 |
| August 1999 | 12 |
| December 1999 | 22 |
| January 2000 | 1 |
| March 2000 | 15 |
| May 2000 | 1 |
| July 2000 | 1 |
| August 2000 | 16 |
| October 2000 | 1 |
| November 2000 | 11 |
| December 2000 | 4 |
| January 2001 | 7 |
| April 2001 | 9 |
| May 2001 | 11 |
| July 2001 | 13 |
| September 2001 | 9 |
| February 2002 | 3 |
| March 2002 | 5" |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the mechanism is for evaluating the "Know The Score" strategy and what criteria will be applied in the evaluation process.
Answer
Our Drugs Communications Strategy will be evaluated in several ways. At national level, evaluation will include a tracking study which will measure the impact of the strategy, including shifts in attitudes towards drugs problems. Factors such as hits to the "Know The Score" website, calls to the information line and requests for "Know The Score" publications will also be taken into account.Evaluation will also be built into local communications initiatives.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the distribution of funding allocated to the "Know The Score" strategy.
Answer
We have allocated £6.3 million over three years to support activities falling within the scope of our Drugs Communications Strategy. These activities include national mass media campaigns, the production and distribution of drugs communications materials for national and local use, and the development and implementation of local drugs communications strategies.The costs incurred to date include the first tranche of advertising at around £650,000. That includes funding for television, press, outdoor (posters), cinema and other media work. Current research costs are around £70,000.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of funding for anti-drug measures was in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02.
Answer
Expenditure on tackling drug misuse spans a variety of programmes and funding streams, and the Executive does not hold all of this information centrally.At the end of 1999, however, the Executive's Policy Unit Review of Drugs Expenditure:http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/abstracts/PUDrugExpenRev.htm estimated that £141.5 million is spent each year on action to tackle drugs (£56.1 million specific spend and £85.4 million generic spend ie where a proportion of service time is related to drugs work). In 2000-01, extra resources of £1 million were provided for drugs-related activity in each of three separate areas ie drugs treatment, drugs rehabilitation and work by Social Inclusion Partnerships. In 2001-02, the Executive has made available an additional £28.866 million, bringing the level of funding on tackling drugs to over £170 million per annum.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the #6.3 million allocated to the "Know The Score" strategy will be allocated to treatment and rehabilitation services.
Answer
None of the £6.3 million allocated to our Drugs Communications Strategy will be allocated for treatment and rehabilitation services. Treatment and rehabilitation are funded separately, in accordance with our overarching drugs strategy, Tackling Drugs in Scotland - Action in Partnership. In 2001-02 and the following two financial years, we are making available new resources for drugs treatment and rehabilitation of some £13 million and £20 million respectively. This is in addition to the resources already provided by NHS boards and local authorities.National and local communications will encourage members of the public to find out more about drugs and provide information on where help and advice can be obtained across Scotland.
