§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each prison in Scotland the approved prison officer staffing and the vacancies for such staff that exists in each prison.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information at 1 March 1983 is set out in the following below:
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Complement Vacancies Aberdeen 85 Nil Barlinnie 356 17 Castle Huntly 60 3 Cornton Vale 210 47 Dumfries 89 1 Dungavel 58 4 Edinburgh 261 14 Friarton 42 Nil Glenochil 308 11 Greenock 15 3 Inverness 78 12 Longriggend 112 4 Low Moss 103 4 Noranside 56 7 Penninghame 31 3 Perth 223 9 Peterhead *241 23 Polmont 181 5 Shotts 70 3 Total 2,579 170 * Recently increased from 205.
The number of vacancies shown above relate to specific vacant posts. In some instances, for example large establishments to which the majority of new entrants are initially posted, for training, total numbers may be up to or over complement.