- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd has been required to escort a prisoner to a relevant premise outside Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
No such escorts have taken place.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the subject matter is of clause 5.1.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what training provider has been engaged to train Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd's staff to comply with section 4.11 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract obliges Relianceto arrange incident command training, to participate in the SPS’s training, anddevelop its training and incident management procedures. The choice of a trainingprovider is for Reliance.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive through which prison transfer arrangements are co-ordinated for (a) Scottish male prisoners, (b) Scottish female prisoners and (c) prisoners escorted into the HM Prison Service within England and Wales.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish clause 5.1.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail a revised implementation programme for Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract will be rolled out to other parts of Scotland when the SPS believesReliance are ready to extend the service set out in the contract. The SPS and Relianceare currently discussing a revised implementation programme.
Reliance will have to show that they are ready to provide a consistent satisfactoryservice. The SPS's assessment will depend on Reliance's proposed revised implementationprogramme.
The tests the SPS will apply will include checks that Reliance have adequatestaff and vehicles in place, that staff are fully trained and certificated and familiarwith the task, that a communication plan has been implemented, that adequate contingencyplans are in place and that necessary changes to the contract have been made.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 4.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether the service provider has the right of appeal in the event that the authority makes any variation to the charges.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8499 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the anti-bullying strategy required by clause 3.5.1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland was in effect when James McCormick was released in error by Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The provisions of the contractwere in operation from 4 April 2004.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action the service provider will take in respect of the late payment of invoices, as referred to in Schedule 3, clause 5.1.1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The Service Provider may takethe action specified in Schedule 3, Clause 5.1.1.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are circumstances in which overriding public interest should overrule the right of companies to withhold the release of commercially sensitive information.
Answer
Yes. Each case should be consideredon its merits, but the public interest should normally be taken into account wherethe possibility of withholding commercially sensitive information is being considered.
