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Scotland
Prison Service
National Population:
5 438 000
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
15
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
143
Total Prisoner Population:
7 460
Total available prisoner places:
7 887
Official design capacity:
7 725
Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 410 608 800 |
What is the administrative status of your agency | Prison Service |
Is your agency a centralised or federal authority | |
Please indicate which of the following items your agency is DIRECTLY responsible for | |
To which ministry is your agency aligned with | Independent Government Agency |
Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
What is your agency's website address | http://www.sps.gov.uk |
Total number of penal institutions | 15 |
Notes and Comments |
What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 143 |
Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 27/10/2020 |
What is your total prisoner population | 7 460 |
Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 27/10/2020 |
What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 7 725 |
Please provide a date for official design capacity | 27/10/2020 |
What is the minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 16 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as adult | 0 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 0 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 0.00 |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency provide any of the following health intervention programmes |
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Who is responsible for delivering healthcare to prisoners | |
What is the employment status of health workers in your agency | |
Does your agency have its own prison hospital | |
Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | |
Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | |
Does your agency have a process for the proactive identification of prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide | Yes |
Notes and Comments |
Total number of staff (FTE) | 4 055 |
Total number of custodial staff (FTE) | 0 |
What is the ratio of Prisoners to Custodial Staff | |
What are Custodial Staff equipped with, as standard, i. e. not in direct response to an incident | |
Does your agency operate its own dedicated training academy / institution for staff | |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency use external suppliers for any of the following services |
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Does your agency use external service providers for any of the following services | |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency provide any of the following video-conferencing facilities to prisoners |
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Which of the following ICT services are generally accessible by prisoners | |
Do prisoners have access (through either communal, personal or in-cell devices) to any of the following self-service technologies or apps |
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Which of the following national, centralised and service-wide prison management systems does your agency have | |
Which of the following technologies does your agency use, including those partially implemented, to combat threats, detect contraband or verify identity | |
Does your agency have an ICT system for the monitoring and management of prisoner behaviour and maintaining good order | Yes |
Does your agency utilise ICT systems for the booking and management of prisoner visits | No |
Does your agency utilise any of the following ICT systems based in Artificial Intelligence (AI) | |
Does your agency share prisoner-related data with any of the following criminal justice bodies | |
Does your agency provide any forms of wearable technology to prisoners | |
Do any of your Penal Institutions employ Wi-Fi networks for the following purposes | |
Notes and Comments |
Who provides prisoner education within your penal institutions | Yes |
Following the European Qualification Framework (EQF), please indicate the level of education which is offered to people in custody within your agency | |
Does your agency provide spiritual guidance services | Yes |
Which types of vocational, skills-based training does your agency provide to prisoners |
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Which types of prisoners have access to work inside prison |
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How many visits are permitted for pre-trial prisoners per month | 31 |
Is work a mandatory requirement for prisoners | 0 |
Does your agency provide mother-child units in any of its prisons | Yes |
Which of the following programmes are prisoners able to access |
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Does your agency work with any of the following external agencies in preparing a prisoner for release |
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Does your agency have a policy which limits the number/length of visits that a SENTENCED individual in custody may have per week | |
How many hours per week can a SENTENCED person in custody within your agency attend personal visits | |
How many hours per week can a SENTENCED person in custody within your agency attend legal visits | |
Does your agency have a policy which limits the number/length of visits that an individual in custody AWAITING SENTENCING may have per week | |
How many hours per week can a person in custody within your agency who is AWAITING SENTENCING attend personal visits | |
How many hours per week can a person in custody within your agency who is AWAITING SENTENCING attend legal visits | |
Does your agency allow prisoners in closed regimes to work outside the prison on day release | |
Are prisoners paid for the work they perform | |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency operate a specific department, branch or group who work in collaboration with the police with intelligence-related matters, e.g. organised crime, terrorism, etc. | Yes |
Does your agency have internal capabilities for handling crisis situations within penal institutions, e.g. riot, siege, hostage situations, etc. | Yes |
Does your agency have a formal complaints process for prisoners | Yes |
Who is responsible for the external escorting of prisoners |
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What can your agency do as a form of sanction |
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Notes and Comments |
Address: SPS Headquarters, Calton House, Redheughs Rigg , EH12 9HW Edinburgh
Telephone: 44 131 330 3500
Website: http://www.sps.gov.uk
Mrs Teresa Medhurst
Position: Chief Executive
Appointed since: 01/03/2020