The Right Honourable Donald Dewar MP

Secretary of State for Scotland

Sir

In accordance with my terms of reference as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, I forward a report of an inspection recently carried out at HM Prison, Aberdeen.

Four formal recommendations have been made: a number of points of note and related matters have been drawn to the notice of the Governor of the establishment and the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service.

C B FAIRWEATHER OBE

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

for Scotland

5 December 1997