- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what staff suggestion schemes are available in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and how many suggestions have been (a) received, (b) implemented and (c) held for further consideration, all since 1999, subject to the information being provided at a proportionate cost.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23156.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes in the provision of welfare officers are planned in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and over what timescale any such changes are to be made.
Answer
From 11 March 2002 the department has two full-time welfare officers. The department also has a contract for the provision of welfare services to its staff by the Employee Counselling Service.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Pressure Audit, carried out for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, will be made public.
Answer
The survey was commissioned to provide systematic information about the pressure on staff in the department. The results have been made available to staff and trade unions and, in confidence, to the Justice 2 Committee in order to inform the committee's enquiry into the department.The report will not be published but management will use the information, working in partnership with staff and trade unions, to address the managerial, structural and cultural issues facing the department as they take forward the recommendations of the review, published on 4 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are made by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in order to enable staff in regional offices to meet senior staff on a regular basis.
Answer
Regional Procurators Fiscal are required to visit offices in their regions when they will aim to meet all staff. They also hold regular meetings with local fiscals. Regional Procurators Fiscal and senior staff will also endeavour to meet all staff when it is important to take forward key initiatives such as the response to a recent Pressure Audit report and the Scottish Health at Work initiative.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what management responsibilities legal staff in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have and what management training is provided to such staff.
Answer
Most legal staff in promoted posts have responsibility for managing the workload and reporting on performance of their subordinates. Two main training courses are provided: one covers topics such as teambuilding, managing teams, time management and motivation. The other deals with performance management including diversity and equal opportunity issues. In addition, legal staff with responsibility for preparing annual appraisal reports on their staff are required to undertake appropriate training.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will specify all rules and regulations on the Rural Stewardship Scheme that are currently in force and what plans it has to amend any of these rules or regulations.
Answer
The Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001 set out the legal framework within which the Rural Stewardship Scheme is operated. Additional guidance on the operation of the scheme is set out in the scheme literature, which includes the Explanatory Booklet and the forms which accompany this. The Scottish ministers are considering whether any changes should be made to the way in which the scheme is operated, in the light of the experience of the first year of operation.The Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2001 are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 16006). The Rural Stewardship Scheme Explanatory Booklet and forms are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 19601).
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-19339 and S1W-19397 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 26 November 2001 and 11 January 2002, what specific (a) discussions it has had with or (b) representations it has made to (i) Her Majesty's Government and (ii) the European Commission about the impact of the latter's Physical Agents directives on the agriculture and transport sectors.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no function in relation to the health and safety implications of the European Commission's proposed Physical Agents directives.The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including health and safety.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19658 by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001, what visits to HM Prison Peterhead have been arranged for 2002 as a result of the prison receiving the Beacon Site award.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:HMP Peterhead plan to host four Learning Activity Days on:14 May 200226 June 20024 September 20026 November 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many supervisors of the STOP programme were previously involved in delivering training under the programme.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The STOP programme has been delivered since 1993 in four sites. Such detailed information is not readily available.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many members of Scottish Prison Service staff trained in the delivery of the STOP programme have, within six weeks of completing such training, participated in the programme's delivery.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The STOP programme has been delivered since 1993 in four sites. Such detailed information is not readily available.
