Prison Service

– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 23 May 2005.

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Photo of Alex Neil Alex Neil Scottish National Party

Question S2W-16415

To ask the Scottish Executive how may incidents of refusals to undergo a mandatory drug test there have been in each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

Photo of Cathy Jamieson Cathy Jamieson Labour

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The information for 2003-04 is:

2003-04
Aberdeen4
Barlinnie16
Castle Huntly1
Cornton Vale14
Dumfries3
Edinburgh17
Glenochil11
Greenock8
Inverness5
Kilmarnock72
Low Moss0
Noranside3
Perth56
Peterhead1
Polmont23
Shotts25
Total259

Such information was not collected prior to 2003-04.

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