- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as breach of a sex offender order there were in each police force area in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
Answer
Recorded crimes of breach of a sex offender order, by police force area, 2008-09 and 2009-10,
| Police force area | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Central | 6 | 23 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8 | 3 |
| Fife | 8 | 8 |
| Grampian | 25 | 28 |
| Lothian and Borders | 18 | 18 |
| Northern | 0 | 0 |
| Strathclyde | 4 | 20 |
| Tayside | 10 | 10 |
| Scotland | 79 | 110 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prisoners attended the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in 2009, broken down by prison.
Answer
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The suite of Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (SOTPs) is delivered in four establishments “ HMP Barlinnie, HMP Edinburgh, HMP Peterhead and HMYOI Polmont.
SOTP is delivered to prisoners based on an assessment of their risk and needs; availability of programme places and a willingness to participate. Not all prisoners will complete a programme over a calendar year and some may drop out. Therefore, it would not be appropriate to express numbers as a proportion of the total prison population as requested. However, the following table shows the number of prisoners starting the programme and the number completing the programme in 2009:
| | Number of Prisoners Starting Programme in 2009 | Number of Prisoners Completing Programme in 2009 |
| HMP Barlinnie | 9 | 3 |
| HMP Edinburgh | 20 | 11 |
| HMP Peterhead | 49 | 39 |
| HMYOI Polmont | 7 | 9 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prisoners (a) was assessed as having an alcohol addiction and (b) received support for this in prison in 2010, broken down by prison.
Answer
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is not available regarding the proportion of all prisoners with alcohol problems. Prisoners do take the opportunity to disclose problems to the prison health services and have access to addiction services to address their needs. Prisoners serving over 31 days in custody, identified with an alcohol misuse problem, are offered a comprehensive substance misuse assessment.
The following table shows the number of assessments completed for alcohol against the proportion of referrals made to the Enhanced Addiction Casework Service (EACS); and the number of Alcohol interventions delivered in 2009-10:
| Prison | No Prisoners Referred to EACS | % Prisoners Assessed for Alcohol Misuse | No Alcohol Interventions Delivered |
| HMP Aberdeen | 306 | 15.03% (46) | 216 |
| HMP Barlinnie | 731 | 29.69% (217) | 862 |
| HMP Cornton Vale | 515 | 17.67% (91) | 617 |
| HMP Dumfries | 216 | 32.87% (71) | 531 |
| HMP Edinburgh | 748 | 15.24% (114) | 424 |
| HMP Glenochil | 334 | 25.75% (86) | 503 |
| HMP Greenock | 379 | 22.16% (84) | 571 |
| HMP Inverness | 210 | 36.19% (76) | 358 |
| HMP Open Estate | 280 | 27.86% (78) | 1179 |
| HMP Perth | 597 | 18.09% (108) | 421 |
| HMP Peterhead | 100 | 28% (28) | 462 |
| HM YOI Polmont | 478 | 57.11% (273) | 2352 |
| HMP Shotts | 126 | 14.29% (18) | 54 |
| Total | 5,020 | 25.70% (1,290) | 8,550 |
The number of alcohol interventions do not correspond with the number who were assessed for alcohol misuse as a prisoner can attend more than one intervention, based on their assessed need as detailed within their community integration plan (CIP).
A further 87 prisoners were identified though EACS as having problematic alcohol issues.
Every prisoner admitted to custody goes through an initial health screening by a nurse. Prisoners are all asked about historical and current alcohol misuse to ascertain immediate clinical need.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many banned items were seized from individuals entering prison in 2009, broken down by (a) item and (b) prison.
Answer
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table below illustrates the number of banned items seized from prisoners entering Scottish Prisons in 2009, broken down by item and establishment.
| | Drugs | Mobile Telephones | SIM Cards | Drug Paraphernalia |
| Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addiewell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenochil | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Greenock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Open Estate | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shotts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 30 | 9 | 2 |
The following table illustrates the number of banned items seized from visitors entering Scottish Prisons in 2009, broken down by item and establishment.
| | Drugs | Mobile Telephones | SIM Cards | Weapons | Alcohol | Drug Paraphernalia |
| Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addiewell | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenochil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenock | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Estate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shotts | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37763 by Kenny MacAskill on 7 December 2010, what progress it has made in ending automatic early release.
Answer
The Government remains committed to ending automatic early release, and officials have continued to work towards achieving that goal.
The issue was, for example, discussed at the last meeting of the Director General''s Working Group on Prison Population on 20 December, which included the then Director General for Justice and Communities and the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in each prison in each month since January 2010, broken down by type of drug
Answer
I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table illustrates the number of drug finds recorded in each month 2010 broken down by establishment. SPS does not carry out analysis on substances found. These are sent to the police for either further investigation or disposal as appropriate.
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Aberdeen | 10 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Addiewell | 41 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Barlinnie | 17 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Cornton Vale | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Dumfries | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 21 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 28 |
| Glenochil | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 7 |
| Greenock | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Inverness | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 29 |
| Open Estate | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Perth | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Peterhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| Shotts | 15 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital admissions due to assault by a sharp object there were in 2010.
Answer
Information on hospital admissions due to assault by sharp object is not yet available for the time period requested. Statistics for the 2010 calendar year will be available in June. Provisional data may be available earlier in April or May.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital admissions due to assault by a sharp object there were in 2009.
Answer
There were a total of 1,606 admissions to general acute hospitals in Scotland due to assault by sharp object in the year ending 31 December 2009. Of those admissions, 1,309 were on an emergency basis with the other 297 on an elective basis.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to issue an estimate of how many additional cases might be dropped as a result of the Cadder v Her Majesty’s Advocate ruling.
Answer
Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service provided data on the number of cases that have had to be discontinued or where the Crown has been unable to commence proceedings due to there being insufficient evidence following the decision in Her Majesty''s Advocate v Cadder on 9 February 2011. The total number of cases affected was 867, significantly fewer than the Crown had anticipated due to the precautionary measures introduced by the Lord Advocate and the emergency legislation enacted by the government. The Crown is continuing to monitor cases that are affected by the decision but it is not possible to provide an estimate of how many cases may be discontinued.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many banned items were seized from individuals in hospitals in 2009, broken down by (a) item and (b) hospital.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
