LEGALISED POLICE CELLS
Legalised Police Cells (LPC), which are unique to Scotland, derive historically from the inaccessibility of the Courts in outlying districts and islands and are used to hold prisoners awaiting trial locally in such areas or following conviction, pending transfer to a prison. There are LPCs in 9 locations, as follows:-
- Campbeltown
- Dunoon
- Hawick
- Kirkwall
- Lerwick
- Lochmaddy
- Oban
- Stornoway
- Thurso
The conditions under which prisoners are held in LPCs are subject to the provisions of the Prison (Scotland) Rules and accordingly, they are subject to inspection. The Inspectorate undertakes inspections of the LPCs on a triennial basis and the last such inspections were carried out in 2004.
Inspection of Legalised Police Cells in Scotland 2008
Inspection of Legalised Police Cells in Scotland 2004
Inspection of Legalised Police Cells in Scotland