Scottish Prison Service

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Scottish Prison Service
Seirbheis nam Prìosan Albannach
Scots Preeson Sarvice
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Executive Agency of the Scottish Government overview
Formed 1993
Jurisdiction Scotland
Headquarters Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh EH12 9HW
Employees 4,000
Minister responsible
Executive Agency of the Scottish Government executive
  • Colin McConnell, Chief Executive
Website sps.gov.uk

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis nam Prìosan Albannach, Scots: Scots Preeson Sarvice ) is an executive agency of the Scottish Government tasked with managing prisons and Young Offender Institutions in Scotland.

The Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, currently Colin McConnell, is responsible for its administration and reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, who is responsible for the Scottish Prison Service within the Scottish Government.

Employing over 4,000 staff, the SPS has its headquarters in Calton House, located in South Gyle, Edinburgh.[1]

Key personnel

The current Chief Executive is Colin McConnell and supporting him is the SPS Board consisting of:

  • Catherine Topley - Director of Corporate Services
  • Eric Murch - Director of Operations
  • Teresa Medhurst - Interim Director of Strategy & Innovation

and Michael Stoney - Interim Director of Operations and Fraser Munro, Interim Director of Operational Delivery.

List of establishments

Other responsibilities

Prisoner escorting

In November 2003 SPS signed a contract on behalf of Scottish Ministers for a "Prisoner Escort and Court Custody Service". This contract with Reliance Custodial Services provides for all prisoner escorting between police offices, court, prisons and hospitals as well as covering escorts from prison such as funerals, hospital appointments and community placements. In 2012, SPS contracted this service out to G4S.

Secure hospital

Some prisoners are detained in a secure mental hospital. This is run by the Scottish National Health Service rather than the SPS.

See also

References

  1. "Headquarters." Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved on 30 May 2010.

External links