Edinburgh Royal Infirmary’s A&E department operated beyond capacity every day last month, the Scottish Conservatives have revealed.
06.09.2022 - 07:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
More than a quarter of Scotland's prison population is made up of people who are on remand and have not yet been to trial. Over 2000 inmates are languishing behind bars - despite officially being innocent of the crimes they have been charged with.
The remand population rate, which has doubled since April 2020, is putting major pressure on prison chiefs across the country. Remand prisoners must be housed separately from those already convicted of their crimes.
As of the beginning of August, 2,164 inmates were on remand and untried, with a further 303 convicted but still awaiting sentence, taking the total remand population to 29 per cent. The average time a remand prisoner spends inside is 87 days.
However, while some move through the system quickly, 33.4 per cent of those currently on remand have been waiting beyond the 140-day mark. A snapshot from last month showed those on remand common assault accounted for the most, followed by crimes against public justice, and threatening and abusive behaviour.
At the most serious end of the scale, a number of arrivals on remand related to those accused of murder and culpable homicide, rape and attempted rape, and sexual assault. However, lower-level offences such as possession of drugs, shoplifting and wildlife offences also featured.
Politicians are now demanding the Scottish Government tackles the backlog, which has been blamed on Covid-19, and makes more cash available for non-custodial alternatives such as electronic tagging and supervision orders. The findings were published in today's social justice magazine 1919.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur said: “Far too many of those locked up are people who haven’t been convicted. The SNP needs to tackle
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary’s A&E department operated beyond capacity every day last month, the Scottish Conservatives have revealed.
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British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is to be kept "under medical supervision" after doctors became concerned for her health on Thursday. Buckingham Palace officials issued a statement on Thursday confirming the 96-year-old, who is at her Balmoral residence in Scotland, is suffering from health problems requiring her doctors' intervention.
Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision after her doctors became "concerned" for her health on Sept. 8, Buckingham Palace announced. "The Queen remains comfortable" at Balmoral Castle at this time.
Queen Elizabeth II is not in a good condition — and her health issues are serious enough to cause most of her family members to rush to her side!
The Queen is being kept under medical supervision at Balmoral after her doctors expressed concern about her health, Buckingham Palace announced on 8 September. Buckingham Palace released a statement regarding Her Majesty's health, saying: "Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral." Many of the 96 year old monarch's family members have headed up to her Scottish residence to be by her side, including Prince William, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.The Queen has suffered a number of health setbacks over recent months and has missed several events due to mobility issues.
Worries about the Queen's health have been raised after royal officials said the monarch's doctors were "concerned" about her health.
Queen Elizabeth II's health continue as Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday morning that doctors for the 96-year-old British monarch have expressed concern. «Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,» a statement from the Palace reads. «The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.»ET has confirmed that Prince William, Prince Charles, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are all heading to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to be by the queen's side. Royal reporters are also noting that the queen's other children, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward are heading to Scotland to be with her. New British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who traveled to Balmoral this week to accept her appointment from Queen Elizabeth, also tweeted, «The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime.
The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became "concerned for her health", Buckingham Palace have said in a statement released on Thursday. A Palace spokesperson said: "Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision." They added: "The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral." The Queen’s immediate family members have been informed, with the latest announcement escalating fears for the monarch’s health.
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