- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has made for responding to requests made on ethical or moral grounds from prisoners held in prisons managed by the SPS or the privately operated prison for vegetarian, vegan or other special diets.
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 S1W-27726.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners were held in all prisons, broken down by religious affiliation, on the most recent date since 1 April 2001 for which figures are available.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The following are the figures as at 22 July 2002.Baptist 2Buddhist 4Christian 90Church of England 66Church of Scotland 2,831Episcopalian 5Hindu 4Jehovah Witness 7Muslim 44None 1,464Other 57Roman Catholic 1,797Sikh 2Null 93Total 6,466
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by local government in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
The information requested is a matter for local authorities. Information on the total number of staff recruited by local government is not held centrally. However, further information on police and fire service staff is available.For information on police, I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27679.Information on fire service staff is given in
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland Report for 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, published by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services. Appendix 3 shows the number of whole-time staff recruited, by gender. Copies are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. numbers 12522 and 17095), and on the Scottish Executive Internet site:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/law/firerepp00.asp and
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/justice/hmcif_report_2001.pdf.Further information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by police forces in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
The numbers of staff recruited by police forces in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender and ethnic minority are shown in the following tables. Figures on ethnic origin and disability are not held centrally. No recruitment information is held for support staff for 1997-98 and 1998-99, and there is no breakdown available for ethnic minority support staff for 1999-2000.1997-98Police Officers
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Fife | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Grampian | 64 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
Lothian and Borders | 52 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
Northern | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
Strathclyde | 200 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 343 |
Tayside | 52 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Total | 500 | 262 | 8 | 1 | 771 |
1998-99Police Officers
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Fife | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Grampian | 77 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Lothian and Borders | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Northern | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Strathclyde | 60 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 91 |
Tayside | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Total | 261 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 368 |
1999-2000Police Officers
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Fife | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Grampian | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
Lothian and Borders | 46 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
Northern | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Strathclyde | 181 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 257 |
Tayside | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Total | 344 | 140 | 7 | 5 | 496 |
Support Staff
Force | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 8 | 13 | 21 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 10 | 23 | 33 |
Fife | 9 | 29 | 38 |
Grampian | 10 | 29 | 39 |
Lothian and Borders | 35 | 64 | 99 |
Northern | 11 | 46 | 57 |
Strathclyde | 55 | 99 | 154 |
Tayside | 25 | 49 | 74 |
Total | 163 | 352 | 515 |
2000-01Police Officers
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Fife | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Grampian | 81 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
Lothian and Borders | 125 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 189 |
Northern | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
Strathclyde | 334 | 159 | 6 | 4 | 503 |
Tayside | 39 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
Total | 700 | 332 | 14 | 7 | 1,053 |
Support Staff
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Fife | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Grampian | 23 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
Lothian and Borders | 47 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
Northern | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Strathclyde | 46 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
Tayside | 24 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
Total | 210 | 381 | 0 | 1 | 592 |
2001-02Police Officers
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Fife | 70 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
Grampian | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Lothian and Borders | 112 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 157 |
Northern | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Strathclyde | 211 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 312 |
Tayside | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Total | 549 | 212 | 9 | 0 | 770 |
Support Staff
Force | White | Ethnic Minority | Overall |
Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
Central | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Fife | 13 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
Grampian | 21 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Lothian and Borders | 68 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
Northern | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Strathclyde | 56 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 162 |
Tayside | 41 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
Total | 239 | 417 | 1 | 0 | 662 |
Source: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's Annual Statistical Returns from forces.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the NHS in Scotland in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the Chairman to write with the details requested.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Scottish Prison Service in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:This information is available in SPS Annual Reports, which have been laid before Parliament.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff it recruited in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
The Scottish Executive aims to recruit staff from a diverse background and experience, and successful applicants are selected on the basis of the ability to do the job. Whilst information on the ethnic background and disability of all applicants is collected for monitoring purposes, applicants are under no obligation to provide such information.Recruitment is undertaken to fill vacancies arising within Scottish Executive core departments, as well as some agencies and other associated departments. The figures provided in the table include all recruitment activity undertaken by the Scottish Executive.Recruitment by the Scottish Executive: 1999 to 2002
Year | Total | Male | Female | Ethnic Minority | Persons with a Disability |
1999 | 851 | 440 | 411 | 6 | 19 |
2000 | 761 | 395 | 366 | 12 | 29 |
2001 | 627 | 295 | 332 | 24 | 36 |
20021 | 155 | 68 | 87 | 3 | 5 |
Notes:1. Information up to 25 May 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Forestry Commission in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.
Answer
The information is given in the following table.
Year | Gender | Ethnic Origin | Disabled | Total |
Male | Female | White | Chinese | Other | Male | Female | |
1997 | 34 | 65 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 99 |
1998 | 52 | 79 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 131 |
1999 | 65 | 59 | 107 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 109 |
2000 | 66 | | 133 | 1 | - | - | - | 134 |
2001 | | | 164 | - | - | 2 | - | 164 |
2002 | 52 | 69 | 101 | - | 1 | - | - | 102 |
Total | | 98 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Note: Figures include permanent, fixed term and casual staff recruitments. Part-time staff are counted as 1.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of staff currently employed by police forces by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.
Answer
A breakdown of police officers and of staff currently employed by police forces, by gender, ethnic minority and grade is shown in the following tables. Information on ethnic origin and disability is not held centrally.Police Officers
| CC | ACC | Supt | Chief Inspector | Inspector |
Force | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | EM | EF | M | F | EM | EF |
Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D&G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Grampian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
L&B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Northern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Strathclyde | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 5 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Tayside | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 193 | 10 | 208 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 762 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergeant | Constable |
Force | M | F | EM | EF | M | F | EM | EF |
Central | 106 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 439 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
D&G | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 86 | 0 | 1 |
Fife | 119 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 152 | 2 | 1 |
Grampian | 180 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 227 | 4 | 1 |
L&B | 337 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1,671 | 420 | 14 | 4 |
Northern | 114 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
Strathclyde | 894 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 4,534 | 1,173 | 41 | 13 |
Tayside | 145 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 701 | 222 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 1,963 | 170 | 3 | 1 | 9,287 | 2,479 | 67 | 21 |
Support Staff
| Traffic Wardens | Other Support Staff |
Force | M | F | EM | EF | M | F | EM | EF |
Central | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
D&G | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 194 | 0 | 3 |
Grampian | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 394 | 0 | 0 |
L&B | 67 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 625 | 2 | 2 |
Northern | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 238 | 0 | 1 |
Strathclyde | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 788 | 1,335 | 7 | 12 |
Tayside | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 330 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 226 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 2,078 | 3,428 | 9 | 20 |
Notes:1. E and F refer to males and females who are not from ethnic minorities.2. there are no ethnic minority staff employed in the ranks of Chief Constable, Assistant Chief Constable and Superintendent.3. Source: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Annual Statistical Returns from forces for 2001-02