Question reference: S6W-26826
- Date lodged: 11 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many current inmates have Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) sentences, and whether that figure has risen in the past five years.
Answer
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
The Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) figures are available publicly on the Risk Management Authority (RMA) website. The OLR sentences made in the last 5 years are as follows:
Financial Year | OLRs |
2023-24 | 34 |
2022-23 | 27 |
2021-22 | 28 |
2020-21 | 15 |
2019-20 | 19 |
As of 25 April 2024 there were 229 individuals with an OLR sentence in Scottish Prisons.