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Large-scale poultry developments are dealt with through the local authority planning consents process, and there are no additional requirements for these to be notified to Scottish ministers. All poultry keepers with 50 or more birds are legally required to supply their contact details to the Great Britain Poultry register. Keepers of less than 50 birds are encouraged to register on a voluntary basis. On 9 January 2008, the register held details of 2,231 Scottish premises. Bird migration takes place across very wide fronts, and it is appropriate to assume that the whole of Great Britain lies under migratory flyways.

on 7 February 2008, whether the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Electoral Commission relates specifically to the Scottish parliamentary and local government elections held in May 2007 and no other elections held in Scotland for any purpose.

(S3W-09752)

Frank Mulholland QC The Protocol between the Electoral Commission and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland deals with offences created by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The protocol is not specific to the May 2007 elections.

The current formal protocols between ACPOS and the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) which determine and set out when police investigations should be undertaken are as follows:

Joint Protocol between ACPOS and COPFS on Domestic Abuse.

Work Related Deaths - A Protocol for Liaison among COPFS, ACPOS, the Health and Safety Executive and British Transport Police.

These protocols deal with specific types of investigation.

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The SPS does not record where weapons are specifically recovered from visitors. Any such recovery is included in the overall weapon find count.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9094 on 20 February 2008. 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/wa.search.

Information on Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) accounts is held by the Association. The Scottish Government has contributed to the costs of the association''s secretariat. Details of the amounts involved are as follows:

Scottish Government Funding to ACPOS, 1998-99 to 2007-08

Year	Amount (£000)
1998-99	152
1999-2000	146
2000-01	142
2001-02	145
2002-03	185
2003-04	155
2004-05	267
2005-06	231
2006-07	224
2007-08	314

 

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The following table illustrates the number incidents where drugs have been recovered from visitors attending Scottish Prisons. Reliable data is not available prior to 2001 and category of drug is not recorded.

 

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The following table illustrates those offenders who have been recalled having been released on licence.

Establishment	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Grand Total
Aberdeen	16	22	16	21	20	22	16	23	19	2	177
Barlinnie	156	133	132	163	147	117	137	156	137	24	1,302
Castle Huntly	2	4	4	12	9	5	1	1			38
Cornton Vale	14	15	17	9	5	10	7	15	18	1	111
Dumfries	7	7	10	13	13	7	8	16	9	3	93
Edinburgh	48	41	55	85	85	70	93	115	133	12	737
Glenochil	26	21	23	31	39	50	50	82	85	7	414
Glenochil YOI	4	2									6
Greenock	28	27	34	34	11	26	24	22	28	5	239
Inverness	7	4	6	8	7	10	9	7	9	0	67
Kilmarnock	70	61	82	81	40	30	46	64	57	5	536
Low Moss	30	17	21	11	12	11	14	9	2		127
Noranside		1		4	5	4	1				15
Open Estate	3	7	3	8	20	12	16	17	8	0	94
Perth	40	26	44	31	45	43	30	59	78	11	407
Peterhead	6	2	4	5	7	10	16	19	17	1	87
Polmont	6	3	5	2	3	10	10	23	38	6	106
Shotts	27	14	21	24	22	21	41	31	34	0	235
Grand Total	490	407	477	542	490	458	519	659	672	77	4,791

 

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The following table illustrates the number of instances of attempted escape. Reliable data is not available prior to 2001.

Incident Establishment Name	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Grand Total
Aberdeen		1			2	2		5
Barlinnie			1	2	1			4
Cornton Vale	1				1		2	4
Edinburgh	1	2		1	1	1		6
Glenochil Prison	1			1				2
Kilmarnock		1				1		2
Low Moss	1	1	2	1		2	1	8
Perth	1	1			4	1	2	9
Peterhead						1		1
Polmont		5	2	2		1	1	11
Shotts		1						1
Grand Total	5	12	5	7	9	9	6	53

 

Any organisation in receipt of Scottish Government funding will be subject to conditions of grant attached to that funding.

A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between ACPOS and the Scottish Government agreed in October 2007 setting out the provisions governing the payment of grant-in-aid to ACPOS is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 44794).

On 1 April 2007, ACPOS became an incorporated company limited by guarantee. This means that it has responsibilities under the Companies Acts 1985 and 1989 to register its memorandum and articles and to produce annual accounts.

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

The SPS does not have a category of prisoners who are held in segregated protective custody. The following table displays the number of prisoners who have been held on protection conditions within SPS establishments.

Incident Establishment Name	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Grand Total
Aberdeen		1			2	2		5
Barlinnie			1	2	1			4
Cornton Vale	1				1		2	4
Edinburgh	1	2		1	1	1		6
Glenochil Prison	1			1				2
Kilmarnock		1				1		2
Low Moss	1	1	2	1		2	1	8
Perth	1	1			4	1	2	9
Peterhead						1		1
Polmont		5	2	2		1	1	11
Shotts		1						1
Grand Total	5	12	5	7	9	9	6	53