Publications

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2017

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2016

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2012

The Prisons and Young offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2011

The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2022

To contribute to a reduction in reoffending and drug related deaths by adopting the principles of recovery to reduce the supply and demand of illicit substances and the harm caused by substance misuse.

The prevention of suicide remains everyone’s business and all staff are committed to ensuring the best possible care for those within prison.

To provide you with information on policy development and timescales for implementation of Action 31 of the Tobacco Control Strategy for Scotland, which requires Scottish Government to work in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service and local NHS Boards to have plans in place by 2015 that set out how indoor smoke-free prison facilities will be delivered.

Every death by suicide in custody is a tragedy which affects the individual’s family, others in custody,
staff and partner agencies. SPS is never complacent and takes all deaths in custody seriously.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) recognises that effective public procurement and contract management activity directly underpins SPS’s operational activities and some of the objectives in the SPS Corporate Plan 2023-28.

Operational guidance for staff managing gender diverse people in custody

Operational guidance for staff managing transgender people in custody

The role of the Risk Monitoring and Audit Committee (RMAC) is to act as an independent scrutiny body, without executive powers, advising the Agency Accountable Officer (Chief Executive) and to support the Advisory Board in their responsibilities for issues of risk, control and governance and associated assurance through a process of constructive challenge.

To examine the revised policy and guidance for Risk Management Teams within the SPS in order to identify improvements and ensure consistency in application and make any recommendations necessary.