Chamber and committees

This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCTS who will reply in writing within 20 days.

This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCTS who will reply in writing within 20 days.

The terms of reference determine the scope, direction and ultimately, the duration of an Inquiry. As the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry is independent of Ministers, it is for the Chair to direct how the Inquiry carries out its duties and when it will conclude.

This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCTS who will reply in writing within 20 days.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows: A decision on the future of prisoner phone services including pricing mechanisms is currently under active consideration.

SPS estimate that to continue with the current scheme, it will cost approximately £60,000 per month.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

SPS does not record this information.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

SPS do not record information on the number of staff who may have been hospitalised as a result of assaults by prisoners.

This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCTS who will reply in writing within 20 days.

The six-month secondment of two officers from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to Police Scotland concluded in April 2021. The Scottish Government has not held recent discussions with Police Scotland on plans to further engage with the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.

Human trafficking has no respect for borders and it is vital that Police Scotland develop and strengthen professional relationships with international law enforcement partners in order to disrupt the networks behind this crime.

Police Scotland’s National Human Trafficking Unit continues to seek out and engage with relevant international partners.

As noted in my response of 3 November 2022, for survivor privacy reasons, given the small number of applications which have been determined in which NHS Scotland Boards are named, we cannot provide a further breakdown to the level of individual organisation as this would not be appropriate at this time.

NHS Scotland Boards contribution to Scotland’s Redress Scheme is a collective contribution on behalf of all 22 NHS Boards and NHS Scotland Boards have committed to pay an agreed proportion of all relevant cases. This is noted on Scotland’s Redress Scheme: contributor list, which also details NHS Scotland Boards joining Scotland’s Redress Scheme on 23 May 2022.

There are agreed financial arrangements in place between Scottish Government and NHS Scotland Boards to ensure NHS budgets are adjusted accordingly to account for any relevant Redress Payments.