Parole Board for Scotland: CORPORATE PLAN 2002
CHAPTER 5Finance, Efficiency and Staffing
1. In carrying out its duties the Board is aware that it is funded from public money and, therefore, has regard to the fact that there is a need for economy. Indeed, it is one of the Board's primary objectives to manage its operations efficiently and cost effectively thus ensuring that the taxpayer receives value for money in return for the resources allocated to the Board.
Staffing
2. The workload of the Board has risen considerably each year and this has led to an increase in the membership of the Board. The revised procedures that flow from the introduction of the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001 which require that all adult mandatory life prisoners have their case for release on licence considered by a Tribunal of the Board will have considerable implications for the workload of the Board's Secretariat as well as the Board members. In order to cope with the expected increase in workload the staff of the Board's Secretariat has been increased to the following level:
Secretary;
3 Casework Managers who act as Minute Secretaries at Board meetings and put in place the arrangements for Life Prisoner Tribunals;
3 staff who support the Board members by acting as Clerk at Tribunals as well as providing clerical support in dealing with cases submitted for consideration at Board meetings; and
3 Administrative Assistants.
3. An estimate of the Board's likely expenditure in each of the years 2002/03, 2003/04 and 2004/05 is provided at Annex 2.
H P Boyle
Secretary to the Board
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
February 2002