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“MSP’s concern over slow progress in prison change” “Proposals to give Peterhead Prison inmates toilet access at night are still being considered after four years, a MSP claimed yesterday [. . .] The petitions committee asked the Scottish Prison Service for a response to Moffat’s petition. Its head of legal policy and prisoner administration, Stephen Sadler, replied that it was discussing an offer made by the Prison Officers’ Association on night sanitation . . .“Press and Journal
See also
SP Petitions Committee
Petition 675 from Robert Moffat
“Prison service faces criticism” “The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) needs to do more to address problems caused by the spiralling prison population, a report has said. The Scottish Prisons Complaints Commission said many facilities were “desperately in need of upgrading”, with overcrowding the biggest problem . . .“BBC
“Scotland’s prison population is growing” Scottish TV
“Prisons ‘must tackle overcrowding crisis’” Evening Times
See also
Scottish Prisons Complaints Commission
Posted by MM on Fri 25th Jun 2004 at 6:57 am“Police called in as Argyll Island faces ‘mayhem’” Press and Journal
Posted by MM on Fri 25th Jun 2004 at 6:41 amTop cop’s warning as crime levels fall “Scotland’s largest police force today reported an overall fall in crime alongside record detection levels [. . .] “Violent crime causes us huge concern” . . .” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Thu 24th Jun 2004 at 7:44 pmUpdate
“Capital hit by card cash gang” Evening News
Following posted on 15.6.4.
“Police issue warning on card ‘skimming’ devices” “Police are warning people to be on their guard after a second card skimming device was found on an Aberdeen cash machine. The device copies cash card numbers so fraudsters can illegally withdraw money from accounts . . .“Grampian TV
Posted by MM on Thu 24th Jun 2004 at 5:19 pm“Police complaints review launched” BBC
“Radical overhaul of police complaints procedure” Scottish TV
“Rethink over police complaints” Courier
“Police need to build trust on complaints, says Jamieson ” Scotsman
“Call for shake-up in police complaints” Evening Times
Press release
“Next steps on police complaints “The way Scotland’s police forces handle complaints against their officers is to be reviewed, it was announced today. A multi-agency group led by Jane Irvine – a former lay inspector with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary – will carry out the review . . .“Scot. Exec.
“Police Complaints” Scottish Police Federation
See also
A Fair Cop? The investigation of complaints against the police in Scotland. 2000.
Quality of Service: A review of the investigation of complaints against the police in Scotland. HMIC. 2004.
“Up to 80% of victims fail to report violent racist incidents to police” “UP TO 80% of violent racist incidents are not being reported to Scotland’s biggest police force because of a lack of confidence in the police, according to a new report . . . “Herald
“Racism in the police” Herald Editorial
“Race attack victims ‘don’t tell cops” Evening Times
“Action promised over race report” BBC News
“Victims from ethnic minorities do not trust police” Scotsman 25.6.4.
Press release
“Strathclyde Police Publish Report Into Racist Incidents” “ [. . .] The research, which is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, was specifically designed to identify barriers to reporting racist incidents within the Strathclyde policing area and to highlight areas for improvement in related police services . . .“Strathclyde Police
“Police compliance with race guidelines ” Scot. Exec.
Posted by MM on Thu 24th Jun 2004 at 6:56 am
“Prisoner’s release claims ignored” “A convict, who absconded when no-one heeded claims he should already have been freed, has had his conviction quashed by the Appeal Court in Scotland . . .“BBC
“Wrongly held prisoner wins appeal ” Scotsman
To ask the Scottish Executive how many rapes have been reported in each police force area in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03, (e) 2003-04 and (f) 2004-05 to date and, of these, how many have been successfully prosecuted in each year.
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP):
Posted by MM on Wed 23rd Jun 2004 at 8:00 amTo ask the Scottish Executive how many people from ethnic minority groups have been arrested as a result of stop-and-searches in each of the last five years, broken down by ethnic group.
Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP):
Posted by MM on Wed 23rd Jun 2004 at 7:55 am