§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number employed within the Scottish Prison Service; if he will provide a breakdown(a)for (i) uniformed and (ii) civilian employees and (b) for each institution, in each of the last five years. [17837]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Ms Roseanna Cunningham, dated 29 February 1996:
697WLord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the total number employed within the Scottish Prison Service with a breakdown (a) for (i) uniformed and (ii) civilian employees and (b) for each institution in each of the last five years.I attach a table which gives the information which I think you are seeking. It is in 2 parts. First, the number of uniformed and civilian staff on 31 March each year from 1991 to 1995. In this table, civilian staff means civilian instructors in the SPS workshops, and civilian staff in typing grades in prisons, and in some prison maintenance jobs, as well as administrative staff in the Scottish Prison Service Headquarters. Uniformed staff include all prison officers, senior officers and principal officers, as well as prison governors (although the latter do not in fact wear a uniform).On 1 April 1995, however, the Scottish Prison Service moved to a New Staffing Structure, which abolished the previous grades and incorporated the HQ staff into the SPS Staffing Structure. In addition, a number of posts which were previously filled by uniformed staff are now filled by civilian staff, such as professional nurses or administrative staff in offices or maintenance staff dealing with the prison estate. The most recent figures available as at 1 February 1996 are in Table 2. These distinguish between operational management and staff, and other staff.I hope this provides the information which you are seeking.
Table 1: SPS staffing as at 31 March each year 1991–1995 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Establishment Uniformed Civilian Uniformed Civilian Uniformed Civilian Uniformed Civilian Uniformed Civilian Shotts 377 10 423 13 423 13 418 13 387 16 SPS College 32 7 27 12 30 13 30 10 38 17 Stores — 23 — 22 — 22 — 13 — 15 Headquarters 28 179 28 179 27 179 33 192 33 202 Total 3,851 363 4,039 393 4,249 388 4,101 403 3,763 444 Uniformed staff: governors, officers senior officers and principal officers.
Civilian staff administrative grades in SPS HQ, typing staff in prisons, civilian maintenance staff and drivers.
Shotts unit and barlinnie special unit included in main establishments.
Table 2: SPS staffing as at 1 February 1996 1996 Establishment Operational management and staff Other staff1 Aberdeen 123 20 Barlinnie 454 59 Castle Huntly 56 10 Cornton Vale 157 32 Dumfries 143 23 Dungavel 57 15 Edinburgh 376 67 Friarton 42 4 Glenochil 370 61 Greenock 141 18 Inverness 89 11 Longriggend 148 26 Low Moss 139 22 NIC 37 1 Noranside 60 10 Penninghame 28 10 Perth 355 69 Peterhead 204 39 Peterhead Unit 18 1 Polmont 271 50 Shotts 330 65 Shotts Unit 24 1 SPS College 33 27 SPS Central Stores 14 SPS Headquarters 24 190 Total 3,679 846 1 'Other Staff' includes administrative, nursing, maintenance and other staff.
§ Ms CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total expenditure on the Scottish Prison Service and the component allocated to private security firms; and if he will provide a breakdown by institution in each of the last five years. [17836]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Ms Roseanna Airdrie Cunningham, dated 29 February 1996:
698WLord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the total expenditure on the Scottish Prison Service and the component allocated to private security firms with a breakdown by institution in the last five years.The total expenditure on the Scottish Prison Service in the last five years, as shown in the Annual Reports is listed below, no part of which was allocated to private security firms.
Financial year Total expenditure (£000) 1990–91 125,908 1991–92 136,763 1992–93 150,027 1993–94 154,343 1994–95 164,283