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The amended policy will promote the resolution of grievances informally if appropriate, reduce the number of stages required to resolve grievances, aim to timeously resolve grievances, and result in the ‘How to Challenge and Change Unacceptable Behaviour Policy’ being removed and the essential points integrated within the new Scottish Prison Service Dignity at Work policy.

To introduce 1 x electro-chromatic room (cell) door into each establishment within the Scottish Prison Service estate.

SPS’s Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy was published in 2014, hence it is timely to conduct a review to assess its effectiveness and its impact on both transgender and gender diverse people in custody as well as other groups in prison who may be impacted.

As part of the 3 year HR policy review cycle within SPS HR; to ensure that the policy is compliant with the relevant legislation and HSE Guidance.

To provide guidance with regard to how SPS supports employees during major disruption to travel.

The new Behavioural Competency Framework, branded Competencies for Success (CSF) comprises eight competencies.

Support any employee experiencing the menopause and help them to minimise the impact it can have on them while at work, enabling them to remain in employment.

To set out in a single document the refreshed SPS governance arrangements in line with recommendations made in Audit Scotland’s Review of Governance Arrangements Report (February 2015) and in an independent report by Polley Solutions Limited SPS Governance Review 2015-16 (February 2016).

Targeted ICM will complement the existing ICM Guidance Practice Manual 2007 and focuses on identifying and managing the risks of all statutory offenders.

The policy is designed to promote good practice and provide a framework for the effective management of issues relating to employee health and wellbeing.

The intended outcome is to reward loyalty and increase engagement and retention levels in the business by offering a competitive and comparable total reward package to staff.

The purpose of the policy review was to develop an updated and evidence-based corporate policy position which would clearly articulate an updated intent and how this would be achieved, consistent with the obligations of SPS as a public body and as a prison service.

This document is an initial assessment of the impact of The SPS Policy on the Management of Transgender People in Custody. SPS will continue to review and update this document where required.

This policy (and separate operational guidance) has been written for SPS staff and is based on evidence gathered during the review of SPS’s Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy (2014), conducted between 2021 and 2023.