Report on HM Prison Shotts

HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland 1998

MINUTE FROM HM CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS

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 HMP Shotts.

Eight formal recommendations have been made whilst 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

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

for Scotland

14 January 1999