Scottish Prison Service
Executive agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Scottish Prison Service?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Phrìosain na h-Alba) is an executive agency of the Scottish Government tasked with managing prisons and Young Offender Institutions.
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1993 |
Type | Executive agency of the Scottish Government |
Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Headquarters | One Lochside
1 Lochside Avenue Edinburgh EH12 9DJ[1] |
Employees | 4,000 |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
|
Website | www |
Map | |
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, currently Teresa Medhurst, is responsible for its administration and reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, who is responsible for the Scottish Prison Service within the Scottish Government.
There are fifteen prison establishments in the country, two of which are privately managed.[2] The SPS employs over 4,000 staff, with its headquarters in One Lochside, located in South Gyle, Edinburgh.[3][4]