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Report on HM Prison Noranside

HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland 1998

ANNEX 2

ALBA HOUSE CRITERIA

SET OUT BELOW IS THE CRITERIA WHICH ANYONE APPLYING FOR ALBA HOUSE MUST MEET, BEFORE THEY START AN APPLICATION FORM.

(Check the criteria carefully, if you don’t meet it all, don’t apply, wait until you do. If you are unsure about whether or not you meet the criteria, ask a member of staff for advice.)

BASIC CRITERIA IF YOU CAN GIVE THE SAME ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW AS THE ONES LISTED, YOU MEET THE CRITERIA.
Are you presently on the home leave scheme? YES
Have you had a positive drug test in the past 4 months? NO
Are you at least 3 months clear of your last report? YES
Have you got at least 4 months left to serve? YES
Have you more than 18 months left to serve? NO
Have you been at Noranside for more than 3 months? YES

POINTS SYSTEM

Having met the criteria this is how the points system will work. It will identify the top 10 point scorers on each trawl, and they shall be placed on the list for moving, starting with the highest score and working down.

Outworkers 1 point
Colleges 1 point
Addressing offending behaviour

(evidence via personal/wing officer report)

1 point
Under 5 year sentence 1 point
Sentences of 5 years and over 2 points
Discretionary points  
personal/wing officer up to 5 points
work party officer 5 points
   
POINTS TOTAL =  
MAXIMUM TOTAL POSSIBLE = 16 POINTS

In addition to the report from personal/wing officers and work party officers, we shall request that the Security Unit, make comment on any relevant information available to them which we may wish to take into consideration when viewing your application.

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