This statistical bulletin from the Scottish Government gives information on prisoner population, liberations and receptions in the financial year 2007/08.
“In 2007/08, the average daily population in Scottish prisons totalled 7,376, an increase of 3 per cent when compared with the 2006/07 figure of 7,183, and the highest annual level ever recorded.”
Is it just me or do government statistics rarely cheer you up?
The Parliament at Westminster passed the Mental Health Act 2007 [Royal Assent 19 July 2007] which updated the 1983 Act to bring it into line with the way mental health services are, and should be, delivered in England. This Code of Practice provides guidance and advice to registered medical practitioners, approved clinicians, managers and staff of hospitals, and approved mental health professionals on how they should proceed when undertaking duties under the Act. It also gives general guidance to doctors and other professionals about certain aspects of medical treatment for mental disorders.
This website is a good starting point for situation in Scotland.
