- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17239 by Ross Finnie on 21 August 2001, whether all local authorities have completed rebilling those on low incomes under the Water and Sewerage Charges Reduction Scheme.
Answer
Following the amendment of billing software, a number of local authorities have rebilled eligible households under the Water and Sewerage Reduction Scheme. It is anticipated that the remaining local authorities will complete the task in the near future with reductions backdated to 1 April 2001 where appropriate.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sex offenders were serving sentences of four years or over in each prison for part or the whole of each year since 1993.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The supply of this information would incur disproportionate cost to the Scottish Prison Service.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prison officers have attained qualifications at higher national diploma level and above since 1997, broken down by qualification and by prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The following figures relate to studies supported corporately by SPS. Figures for locally supported studies are not collated centrally.
Qualification | Estblishment | Number of Staff |
Professional Diploma in Management | Glenochil | 2 |
Diploma in Management Studies | Aberdeen | 1 |
Barlinnie | 2 |
Cornton Vale | 1 |
Edinburgh | 1 |
Glenochil | 1 |
Greenock | 2 |
Polmont | 1 |
Low Moss | 1 |
Penninghame | 1 |
Perth | 3 |
Shotts | 1 |
HQ | 1 |
NEBS Management Diploma | Barlinnie | 1 |
Edinburgh | 2 |
Glenochil | 4 |
Noranside | 2 |
Polmont | 3 |
Shotts | 2 |
SPSC | 1 |
Psychology Degree | SPSC | 1 |
Shotts | 1 |
Greenock | 1 |
BA (Hons) Psychology | Shotts | 1 |
BSc (Hons) Psychology | Polmont | 1 |
General Degree of Business Admin | Cornton Vale | 1 |
BA Degree - Business Studies | Cornton Vale | 1 |
Glenochil | 1 |
BA Degree (Hons) Social Sciences | Friarton | 1 |
Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice Studies | Glenochil | 1 |
BSc Hons | Glenochil | 1 |
CIPD | Longriggend | 1 |
MBA | Edinburgh | 1 |
Longriggend | 1 |
Shotts | 1 |
HQ | 1 |
Diploma in Company Direction | HQ | 1 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which health boards currently make available the anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha drugs Enbrel (Etanercept) and Remicade (Infliximab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-16712 on 1 August 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many psychologists are employed or contracted to the Scottish Prison Service for the treatment of sex offenders and in which prisons they are based.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Psychologists throughout the Scottish Prison Service cover a number of areas, but those with a significant input to the treatment of sex offenders are:HMP Peterhead 4HMP Barlinnie 4HMP & YOI Polmont 4.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether sex offender programmes are operated at HM Prison Saughton; if so, whether it will detail the programmes which are operated and how many prisoners undertook them in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) so far in 2001 and, if no programmes are operated, why this was and what plans it has to start such programmes.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
No CORE STOP 2000 sex offender programmes are being operated as a suitable prisoner group has not yet been identified, but Edinburgh prison is able to deliver such programmes when such a group is identified.
Prior to the CORE STOP programme being introduced there were a number of interventions at Edinburgh and a number of other establishments, aimed at sex offenders, but the numbers undertaking them were not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sex offenders undertook the Stop programme at (a) HM Prison Barlinnie and (b) HM Prison Polmont in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) so far in 2001.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The CORE STOP 2000 programme was not available until the year 2000. Numbers undertaking this programme are:
HMP Barlinnie | 2000 | 9 prisoners completed |
HMP Barlinnie | 2001 | Course not completed as yet |
HMP & YOI Polmont | 2001 | New course not completed as yet |
Prior to the CORE STOP 2000 programme being introduced there were a number of interventions aimed at sex offenders being delivered but the numbers undertaking them were not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any performance or achievement related awards that have been made to prisons since 1997.
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.
ESTABLISHMENT | AWARD | DATE |
Aberdeen | Investors in People (IIP) | December 1998 |
Barlinnie | IIP Bronze SHAW Award | August 2000 |
Castle Huntly | IIP | December 1998 |
Cornton Vale | IIP Charter Mark | December 1999 August 2001 |
Dumfries | IIP Bronze SHAW Award Silver SHAW Award Gold SHAW Award | March 1999 September 1998 October 1999 November 2000 |
Edinburgh | IIP | October 1999 |
Glenochil | IIP | January 2000 |
Greenock | IIP Bronze SHAW Award | January 1999 July 2001 |
Inverness | IIP Charter Mark | November 2000 |
Low Moss | IIP SHAW Bronze Award Scottish Healthy Choices Award (commended) | May 1999 January 1999 September 2001 |
Noranside | IIP | January 1999 |
Perth | IIP | July 2000 |
ESTABLISHMENT | AWARD | DATE |
Peterhead | Beacon Site Finalists TNT 'Improving Government Partnership Award' Finalist Quality Scotland - Business Excellence Model Bronze SHAW Award Silver SHAW Award Gold SHAW Award | October 2001 April 2001 November 2001 February 1999 December 1999 April 2001 |
Polmont | IIP Charter Mark | June 1999 July 2001 |
Headquarters | IIP | April 2000 |
Shotts | IIP | July 1999 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prison visiting committees have made representations to it or the Scottish Prison Service on the treatment of sex offenders in prisons since 1997; whether it will detail any such representations, and what the outcomes were of any such representations.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
SPS has no record of any prison visiting committee having made representations since 1997 on the treatment of sex offenders in prisons.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of the Investors in People (IiP) programme in each prison and when IiP status was awarded to each prison.
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.
Establishment | Recognition Date |
HMP Aberdeen | 15 December 19981 |
HMP Castle Huntly | 15 December 1998 |
HMP Noranside | 12 January 1999 |
HMP Greenock | 12 January 1999 |
HM YOI Dumfries | 9 March 1999 |
HMP Low Moss | 12 May 1999 |
HM YOI Polmont | 1 June 1999 |
HMP Peterhead | 7 June 1999 |
HMP Shotts | 21 July 1999 |
Note:1. HMP Aberdeen was re-assessed in July 2001 and is on a "Retention of Recognition" programme
Establishment | Recognition Date |
HMP Edinburgh | 27 October 1999 |
HMP Cornton Vale | 15 December 1999 |
HMP Glenochil | 11 January 2000 |
HMP Perth | 10 July 2000 |
HMP Barlinnie | 23 August 2000 |
HMP Inverness | 21 November 2000 |
