Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people ordinarily resident in Scotland have been accommodated in secure units in England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Selous
The following table shows the number of male and female prisoners held in prisons or young offender institutions, who have a reported home address in Scotland in each September since 2010.
Number of male and female prisoners who have a reported home address in Scotland, in each September since 2010.
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
95 | 108 | 98 | 112 | 111 |
Information on offenders is provided by them on reception in prison and recorded on a central IT system. Reported addresses can include a home address, an address to which offenders intend to return on discharge or the address of their next of kin. No address has been reported and no court information is available for around 3% of all offenders and therefore these figures are excluded from the answer.
Note: secure units are defined here as prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales. Information on individuals held in secure training centres, secure children’s homes and in secure mental health units are not included in this answer.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which secure units young people ordinarily resident in Scotland have been accommodated in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Selous
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) are responsible for placing young people under 18 years of age in custody in England and Wales, and make every effort to place them as close to home as possible. The appropriate placement of young people into the secure estate is undertaken on a case-by-case basis and is based upon a combination of factors unique to each young person entering custody.
According to the most recent snapshot of data held by the National Offenders Management Service (NOMS), taken in September 2014, there was one young person ordinarily resident in Scotland being accommodated in an under-18 Young Offender Institution in England and Wales. Information about where this young person was held cannot be disclosed as this could possibly result in the identification of the offender, which could lead to a potential breach of the Data Protection Act.
In snapshots taken each September between 2010 and 2013, there were no young people ordinarily resident in Scotland being accommodated in under-18s Young Offender Institutions in England and Wales. There is no data held for Secure Children’s Homes and Secure Training Centres.
There have been no recent discussions between the Secretary of State and the Scottish Government on the accommodation of young people from Scotland in the youth secure estate in England.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the accommodation of young people from Scotland in secure units in England.
Answered by Andrew Selous
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) are responsible for placing young people under 18 years of age in custody in England and Wales, and make every effort to place them as close to home as possible. The appropriate placement of young people into the secure estate is undertaken on a case-by-case basis and is based upon a combination of factors unique to each young person entering custody.
According to the most recent snapshot of data held by the National Offenders Management Service (NOMS), taken in September 2014, there was one young person ordinarily resident in Scotland being accommodated in an under-18 Young Offender Institution in England and Wales. Information about where this young person was held cannot be disclosed as this could possibly result in the identification of the offender, which could lead to a potential breach of the Data Protection Act.
In snapshots taken each September between 2010 and 2013, there were no young people ordinarily resident in Scotland being accommodated in under-18s Young Offender Institutions in England and Wales. There is no data held for Secure Children’s Homes and Secure Training Centres.
There have been no recent discussions between the Secretary of State and the Scottish Government on the accommodation of young people from Scotland in the youth secure estate in England.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in Scotland to prisons in England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Andrew Selous
From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.
Year of Transfer | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales | 34 | 19 | 21 |
Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland | 31 | 32 | 21 |
The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.
The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred from prisons in England to prisons in Scotland in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Andrew Selous
From 1 January 2011 to the 31 December 2013 a total of 158 prisoners were transferred between prisons in Scotland and in England and Wales. The table below, sets out the totals that have transferred between the jurisdictions in each of the last three calendar years.
Year of Transfer | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Transfers to Scotland from England and Wales | 34 | 19 | 21 |
Transfers to England and Wales from Scotland | 31 | 32 | 21 |
The transfer of prisoners between the United Kingdom jurisdictions is governed by Schedule 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which provides for time limited and non-time limited transfers to assist prisoners in facilitating family contact and resettlement in the receiving jurisdiction. Transfers under these provisions are voluntary and require an application from the prisoner.
The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.