Chamber and committees

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

We are unable to provide the proportion of sex offenders attendance figures however the table below reflects the number of prisoners who completed the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in each prison in each year since 2007.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

Drug misuse and treatment in Scottish prisons statistical data is published annually in the Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland Bulletin and can be accessed at http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/abstracts/ISDbull.htm.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02895 on 6 October 2011. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

This information is not available. However, prisoners serving over 31 days in custody, identified with problematic drug use, are offered a comprehensive substance misuse assessment.

The following table shows the number of assessments completed for problematic drug use against referrals made to the Enhanced Addiction Casework Service (EACS); and the number of interventions delivered in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2010-11:

Note: *Open Estate refers to Castle Huntly and Noranside.

The number of interventions does not correspond with the number who were assessed as a prisoner can attend more than one intervention, based on their assessed need as detailed within their community integration plan (CIP).

Every prisoner who is admitted to custody goes through an initial health screening by a nurse. Prisoners are all asked about historical and current substance misuse to ascertain immediate clinical need.

This information is not held centrally.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

Sex Offender Treatment Programmes are currently scheduled to run in HMP Edinburgh, Barlinnie, Glenochil, Peterhead and Polmont. There is no current plan to increase this.

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 year since 2007 broken down by establishment.

Note: *Figures recorded up to 30 September 2011.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

The Violence Prevention Programme currently runs in HMP Shotts and Edinburgh. It will extend to HMP Low Moss when it opens in Spring 2012.

This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

Information on police support staff employed by the Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) are available as a snapshot figure at the end of each quarter. Data on a full-time equivalent basis are available from June 2007. Data provided in the following table are as at 30 June 2007 to as at 30 June from 2011.

Police Support Staff (FTE) as at 30 June 2007 to as at 30 June 2011

Notes:

1. Figures are as the end of the respective quarter: Q1=31 March, Q2=30 June, Q3=30 September, Q4=31 December.

2. Full-time equivalent figures are only been available from June 2007.

3. The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) was created in April 2007.

4. Separate figures for the Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) and the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) are not available prior to as at 30 June 2008.