- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the Service Provider's Implementation Programme referred to in clause 1.4.4.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Limited for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The information requested formsSchedule 6 of the SPS's contract with Reliance and was published on 20 May 2004.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 4.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether the service provider has the right of appeal in the event that the authority makes any variation to the charges.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8499 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what appropriate operational measures it will use to restrict and control the potential flow of illegal drugs or unauthorised articles to and via prisoners and into premises.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
All parties have reviewed theirpractices designed to restrict and control the potential flow of illegal drugs orunauthorised articles to and via prisoners and into premises. These operationalmatters are not published in line with the Code of Practice on Access toScottish Executive Information for reasons of public safety and the securityof penal establishments.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are circumstances in which overriding public interest should overrule the right of companies to withhold the release of commercially sensitive information.
Answer
Yes. Each case should be consideredon its merits, but the public interest should normally be taken into account wherethe possibility of withholding commercially sensitive information is being considered.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the per capita cost has been of re-apprehending prisoners unlawfully at large, excluding prisoners who abscond and including prisoners released in error, (a) for each year since 1999 and (b) since the start of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is notavailable.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been unlawfully at large, excluding prisoners who abscond and including those released in error (a) in each year since 1999 and (b) since the start of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The information in relation toreleases in error is not available for the period before the Reliance contract.Reliance have accepted responsibility for two prisoners who have been unlawfullyat large for periods since the start of the contract. Other potential release inerror are being investigated.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what the estimated number of prisoner movements is expected to be per (a) month and (b) annum.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Commercially sensitive information and information which wouldharm public safety or public order, or would prejudice the security of any buildingor penal institution is exempt from disclosure under Part II of the Code of Practiceon Scottish Executive Information. These exemptions are subject to a publicinterest test, which the SPS has applied.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it expects phases 2, 3 and 4 of the implementation programme to be rolled out across Scotland within the months specified within the contract and, if it does not so expect, whether Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will be held fully responsible.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract will be rolled out to other parts of Scotland when the the SPS believes Reliance are ready to extend the service set out in the contract. The SPS and Relianceare currently discussing a revised implementation programme.
Reliance will have to show that they are ready to provide a consistent satisfactoryservice. The SPS's assessment will depend on Reliance's proposed revised implementationprogramme.
The tests the SPS will apply will include checks that Reliance have adequatestaff and vehicles in place, that staff are fully trained and certificated and familiar with the task, that a communication plan has been implemented, that adequate contingency plans are in place and that necessary changes to the contract have been made.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce a summary of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS has published the contract. The SPS has no plans to prepare or publisha summary.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will be liable to pay in implementation charges if it does not start any phase of the implementation programme on the due dates as detailed in Schedule 4, clause 2.2.2. of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, broken down by phase.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS and Reliance are currently discussing arrangements for a revised implementationprogramme.
I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8437 answered on 8 June 2004. All answers to writtenparliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be foundat http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
