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Written Question

Crown Immunity: Scotland

Wednesday 9th April 2025

Asked by: Tracy Gilbert (Labour - Edinburgh North and Leith)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will remove corporate crown immunity from the Scottish Prison Service.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

The Lord Chancellor has received a letter from the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs seeking to discuss a number of issues across the justice system and will respond in due course.

Crown Immunity within the Scottish Prison Service is a complex issue, and any change would interact with both devolved and reserved competencies. It is right therefore that the UK Government fully considers its next steps accordingly.