- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34684 by Mr Jim Wallace on 25 March 2003, what conclusions the director of HM Prison Kilmarnock has reached with regard to the procedures for suicide prevention at the prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Director of HM Prison Kilmarnock has told us that, following a comprehensive review of their suicide prevention strategy, apart from minor changes to some documentation the policy should remain unchanged.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34683 by Mr Jim Wallace on 25 March 2003, what changes the director of HM Prison Kilmarnock has concluded need to be made to improve procedures for suicide prevention at the prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-47 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34453 by Mr Jim Wallace on 13 March 2003, what the quarterly baseline total, as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule F of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock, was in the last quarter of the performance year 2002-03.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Six hundred and sixty-one.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-31088, S1W-31487, S1W-32018, S1W-33898 and S1W-34139 by Mr Jim Wallace on 8 November, 22 November and 10 December 2002 and 18 February and 28 February 2003 respectively, what performance points were accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock, broken down for each heading and subsection in Schedule F to the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock, for the quarter January to March 2003.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table.Performance Points - January to March 2003
| 2.1(a) | Absconds | 0 |
| 2.1(b) | Temporary Release: Inadequate Risk Assessment | 0 |
| 2.1(c) | Release of Prisoner in Error | 0 |
| 2.1(d) | Failure to Provide Accurate Daily Report | 0 |
| 2.1(e) | Failure to input basic Details into Prisoner Records | 0 |
| 2.1(f) | Failure to Process Accurate Warrant Details | 0 |
| 2.1(g) | Discovery within Prison of Smuggled-in-Items | 350 |
| 2.1(h) | Key/Lock Compromise | 0 |
| 2.1( i) | Failure of Security Procedures | 150 |
| 2.2(a) | Serious Injury | 0 |
| Minor Injury | 20 |
| No Injury | 55 |
| 2.2(b) | Serious Injury | 0 |
| Minor Injury | 20 |
| No Injury | 70 |
| 2.2(c) | Incident of Concerted Indiscipline | 120 |
| 2.2(d) | Incident of Hostage Taking | 0 |
| 2.2(e) | Incident of Roof Climbing | 0 |
| 2.2(f) | Incident of Self-Harm | 20 |
| 2.2(g) | Incident of Class 'A' Drugs | 370 |
| 2.2(h) | Incident of Drugs Other than Class 'A' | 60 |
| 2.2(i) | Contingency Planning Exercise (Non-Completion) | 0 |
| 2.2(j) | Fire Evacuation Exercise (Non-Completion) | 0 |
| 2.2(k) | Failure to Comply with Agreed Reporting Procedures | 0 |
| 2.2(l) | Tool/Implement Loss (Recovered) | 4 |
| 2.2(m) | Tool/Implement Loss (Not Recovered) | 4 |
| 2.3(a) | Failure to Provide Timeous Medical Assistance | 0 |
| 2.3(b) | Failure to see Medical Officer on Admission | 0 |
| 2.3(c) | Failure to Provide Meal | 0 |
| 2.3(d) | Failure to Comply with Health and Safety and Hygiene Requirements/Legislation | 0 |
| 2.3(e) | Failure to Respond to Prisoner Complaint Timeously | 0 |
| 2.3(f) | Substantiated Complaints Against Staff | 0 |
| 2.3(g) | Failure to Comply with Cleaning Schedule | 0 |
| 2.3(h) | Failure to Repair (Equipment and Services) | 10 |
| 2.3(i) | Failure to Repair (Accommodation and Other Areas of Prison) | 0 |
| 2.4(a) | Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (76-95%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (66-75%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (56-65%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (Less than or Equal to 55%) | 0 |
| 2.4(b) | Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (76-95%) | 60 |
| Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoner )(66-75%) | 10 |
| Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners)(56-65%) | 0 |
| Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners)(Less than or Equal to 55%) | 0 |
| 2.4(c) | Failure to Deliver Education Hours (76-95%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Education Hours (66-75%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Education Hours (56-65%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Education Hours (Less than or Equal to 55%) | 0 |
| 2.4(d) | Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) ( 75-95%) | 200 |
| Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (66-75%) | 30 |
| Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (56-65%) | 0 |
| Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (Less than or Equal to 55%) | 30 |
| 2.4(e) | Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (76-95%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (66-75%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (56-65%) | 0 |
| Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (Less than or Equal to 55%) | 0 |
| 2.4(f) | Failure to Provide Sentence Planning | 0 |
| 2.4(g) | Failure to Provide Prisoner Compacts | 0 |
| 2.5(a) | Failure to Deliver Pre-Release Programmes | 0 |
| 2.5(b) | Visits - Failure to Start within 20 Minutes of Visitor arriving | 18 |
| 2.5(c) | Prisoner not Visited by Legal Advisor | 0 |
| 2.6 | Failure to Report/Incorrect Reporting of any Performance Measure | 0 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether designating HM Prison Kilmarnock as a public authority under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 would constitute prison legislation altering the costs incurred by the contractor in fulfilling its obligations under the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Managing and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock and therefore require a variation of price under section 33 of the minute of agreement.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of private prisons will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-278 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of public private partnership hospitals will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-278 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether including HM Prison Kilmarnock in schedule 1A of the Race Relations Act 1976 by an order under section 71(5) of the act would constitute prison legislation altering the costs incurred by the contractor in fulfilling its obligations under the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Managing and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock and therefore require a variation of price under section 33 of the minute of agreement.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that the contracts for all existing public private partnerships projects, including those made by public authorities other than by it, are available to the Parliament subject to deletion of matters that are commercially confidential.
Answer
All public authorities should comply with best practice on openness. The majority of PPP projects are with public authorities other than the Scottish Executive. It is the responsibility of individual public authorities to develop their own proposals for making relevant documents to their PPP projects publicly available. Information should only be withheld where disclosure would cause real harm to the legitimate commercial or legal interests of suppliers, contractors, the public sector client or any other relevant party.In due course ministers will issue a code of practice under section 60 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This will provide guidance to authorities on discharging their responsibilities under the act.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 4 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether including existing public private partnership schools in schedule 1A of the Race Relations Act 1976 by an order under section 71(5) of the act would constitute either a discriminatory change of law or a specific change of law, as defined in the Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract
Answer
Only the Secretary of State has the power to make an order under 71(5) and therefore, any question of extending Schedule 1A is a matter for the UK Parliament.It is for the courts to interpret the Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract (SSSC), as with any other contract, if and when an issue is presented. Although the SSSC is a standardised contract, there are project specific issues and the SSSC is completed and agreed individually for each Schools PPP project. Interpretation of one clause may depend upon other parts of the contract.
