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<>The Scottish Government established the National Prisoner Healthcare Network to take forward work on mental health policy in prisons. The Network has representation from NHS boards. The Scottish Government will consider the recommendations from the Network’s implementation report which is due to be published for wider consultation on 6 August 2015.

Scotland’s local authorities have statutory oversight of community councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Local authorities are accountable to their community for how they fulfil their functions including their statutory responsibility for community councils. The Scottish Government has no additional statutory role for actively monitoring how they fulfil these functions.

The Scottish Government was made aware of East Renfrewshire Council’s revised community council scheme of establishment on 29 June 2015. Local authorities have statutory oversight of community councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. This includes the duty to review their area’s community council scheme of establishment and if they consider it should be amended, to consult with the community councils concerned and the local community. Local authorities are accountable to their community for how they fulfil their functions including their statutory responsibility for community councils. The Scottish Government has no statutory role for monitoring how they fulfil these functions.

The health care of prisoners transferred to the NHS as of November 2011. As part of this transition all prisoner health care records and mental health service management information also transferred from Scottish Prison Services to NHSScotland. Health boards are expected to undertake the assessment of healthcare needs in the prisons in their areas, prioritise them, and address them over time, as they would do for other services in the community. We would expect boards to be transparent about any data they have used to materially inform their
decision-making.

The health care of prisoners transferred to the NHS as of November 2011. As part of this transition, all prisoner health care records and mental health service management information also transferred from Scottish Prison Service to NHSScotland. In terms of mental health care and treatment the Scottish Government is responsible for setting the overall policy direction of mental health services, and for working with and funding NHS boards and local authorities to ensure they plan and deliver appropriate local services. It is for local NHS boards to decide how they implement these policies to ensure that their local population have the highest quality care and treatment.

Specifically in relation to the mental health of prisoners, the National Prisoner Healthcare Network has a strategic and national coordinating role to support the delivery of high quality, safe, effective and consistent services to prisoners in a national Scottish Prison Service. This network has commissioned specific work streams on mental health and substance misuse to ensure that national policies and protocols are used and to ensure that resources are used effectively. Membership of the group includes the Scottish Government, NHS boards including the State Hospital and the Scottish Prison Service.

The NHS in Scotland fully implements the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. All NHS boards are expected to report all incidents in accordance with the guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive. This guidance is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis1.pdf.

The regulation of workplace health and safety is reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. The Scottish Government does not routinely collect workplace accident and injury data centrally.

Workplace health and safety is reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. All employers have a statutory duty to comply with the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Compliance is regulated by the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities.

Workplace health and safety regulation is reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. Employers have statutory duties to comply with the legislation and supporting regulations. The Scottish Government does not have a role in ascertaining compliance by other duty holders.

The business and regulatory impact assessment for the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill will be published by 31 July 2015. The Scottish Parliament’s consideration of the Bill will determine what regulations are made under it. It is therefore not appropriate to comment on the publication of regulations at this stage.

The regulation of workplace health and safety in Scotland is reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. The regulation and inspection of health and safety in workplaces is undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive and Scottish local authorities as co-regulators.