HC Deb 29 January 1991 vol 184 cc489-93W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the grades and salary scales applicable to the prison service in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the table.

Unified grades Salary £
Governor 1 39,747
141,147
Governor 2 35,891
137,041
Governor 3 30,857
131,757
Governor 4 24,560
25,505
26,449
127,199
Governor 5 22,514
22,859
23,930
124,530
Principal Officer 17,760
18,162
18,736
Senior Officer 17,015
Officer 12,424
12,768
13,170
13,572
13,975
14,490
15,293
12 year point 15,580
15 year point 15,924
Steward 1 26,449

Unified grades Salary £
127,199
Steward 2 24,560
125,310
Chief Clerk Officer 22,859
23,930
124,530
Principal Clerk Officer 17,015
17,358
17,702
18,046
18,388
18,736
Clerk Officer 13,105
13,572
13,975
14,490
15,293
12 year point 15,580
15 year point 15,924
Higher Instructional Officer 14,552
14,851
15,468
Instructional Officer 13,145
13,415
13,691
114,259
114,851
115,468
Trainee typists
Age 16 4,121
17 4,561
18 5,400
19 5,778
15,977
16,182

Unified grades Salary £
Typist 5,977
6,395
6,843
7,322
7,834
18,104
18,383
Personal Secretary 7,834
8,383
8,969
9,598
19,928
110,270
Trainee Telephonist 7,049
7,747
Telephonist 8,345
8,575
8,862
Messenger
Age 16 4,438
17 4,891
18 6,098
19 6,447
20 6,791
7,021
7,309
7,654
7,942
Stores Officer Grade B 13,262
13,821
14,381
14,956
15,553
16,176
16,822
117,496
118,194
118,925
119,681
Stores Officer Grade C 10,466
11,026
11,586
12,143
12,704
13,262
13,821
14,381
114,956
115,553
116,176
116,822
Stores Officer Grade D 9,348
9,907
10,466
11,026
11,586
12,143
12,704
113,262
113,821
114,381
114,956
Senior Medical Officer 32,551

Unified grades Salary £
33,970
35,451
36,997
138,610
140,116
141,681
143,307
Medical Officer (full time) 24,997
26,121
27,299
29,809
32,551
33,970
135,451
136,997
138,610
Part-time Medical Officer Basic annual rate per hour 7.80
Chaplin 13,262
Weekly pay £
Storeperson 154.50
Tradesman 164.17
Senior Storeman/woman 144.47
Storeman/woman 139.45
Civilian Driver (HGV) Band 8 139.45
Civilian Driver (HGV) Band 6 136.94
Civilian Driver (Vehicle up to 2 tons) 134.43
Sewage Attendant 134.43
Stoker (Grade C) 134.43
Stoker/Boilerman 131.93
Storekeeper Assistant 131.93
Labourer and Watchman 129.42
Hourly rate
Watchman/Porter 3.318
Weekend Watchman (casual) 3.318
Temporary Female Assistants (casual) 4.513
1 Performance points.

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prison officers(a) joined and (b) left the prison service in each of the last five years for which information is available.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is as follows. The statistics for those leaving the Scottish prison service includes retirals, resignations and dismissals. The larger number of staff recruited in 1988 reflects the increase in manpower required to implement the "fresh start" initiative of eliminating overtime.

(a) Joined (b) Left
1986 275 160
1987 286 141
1988 406 184
1989 130 192
1990 194 74

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by institution the establishment of all penal institutions in Scotland and the current vacancies, and at which grades in each case.

Establishment Basic Grade (Discipline) Senior Officer (Discipline) Principal Officer (Discipline) Governor Grades Specialists1
Complement Vacancies Complement Vacancies Complement Vacancies Complement Vacancies Complement Vacancies
Aberdeen 70 5 10 4 3 26 1
Barlinnie 303 12 27 32 17 136 1
Barlinnie SU 11 2 2 2
Castle Huntly 29 5 2 3 1 30 2
Cornton Vale 111 5 18 10 7 44 1
Dumfries 73 7 4 5 1 33
Dungavel 26 5 2 4 29
Edinburgh 209 7 29 24 12 100 7
Friarton 28 1 3 2 1 1 18 1
Glenochil 232 13 34 22 15 100 3
Greenock 81 5 13 6 5 38 4
Inverness 58 9 1 2 3 17 1
Longriggend 93 1 18 1 6 4 28
Low Moss 66 1 10 4 4 41
Noranside 27 1 4 2 3 1 27 3
Penninghame 13 1 2 2 1 17 1
Perth 198 24 16 13 98 6
Peterhead 202 7 24 1 16 3 10 55 7
Polmont 130 23 23 9 52 2
Shotts 209 10 16 1 16 1 11 94 5
Shotts AU 17 3 2 2
1 Including: Caterers, Works, PEIs, Nurses, Clerks, Instructors,

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