One Lochside
1 Lochside Avenue Edinburgh EH12 9DJ[1]
Employees
4,000
Minister responsible
Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Agency executive
Teresa Medhurst, CEO
Website
www.sps.gov.uk
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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.
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, one of which is privately managed.[2][3] The SPS employs over 4,000 staff, with its headquarters in One Lochside, located in South Gyle, Edinburgh.[4][5]
^"Contact Us". Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^"About us". Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^Dunn, Ross (19 March 2024). "HMP Kilmarnock goes public after being taken over by Scottish Prison Service". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^"About us: Headquarters". Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^Watchdog finds 'emergency' conditions in Scottish prisons The Guardian
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