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Island sheriff court trials moved to mainland amid ‘staffing challenges’

Problems with staffing the prisoner escort service has led to jury trials at island sheriff courts being moved to mainland Scotland. “Staffing challenges” at GeoAmey have led to changes for jury trials in the Highlands and Islands region. New jury ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:02

Scotland

Orkney MSP demands action as island jury trials transferred to mainland

Moving jury trials from island sheriff courts to the mainland restricts rural Scotland’s access to justice, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has been warned. New jury trials which would have called at Stornoway, Lerwick, Portree and Lochmaddy ...

21 Aug 2023 at 16:48

Scotland

Island sheriff court staffing issues should be resolved in spring – Constance

Staffing problems which led to island sheriff court jury trials being moved to the mainland should be resolved in the spring, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said. However she described the performance of private contractor GEOAmey as ...

10 Jan 2024 at 15:26

Scotland

GEOAmey boss apologises for prisoner transport failings

The boss of GEOAmey has apologised for the firm’s failings in its prison transportation contracts. The firm has been the main transportation arm for Scotland’s prisons and courts since 2017, but it has come under fire in recent years for a ...

28 Mar 2024 at 14:49

Police hunt prisoner who fled from guards during funeral

Scotland

Police hunt convicted prisoner who fled from guards during funeral

Police are hunting a prisoner who gave guards the slip while he attended a funeral. Jamie Ross, 29, was last seen in Edinburgh on Tuesday at about 12.28pm, near the Cameron Toll shopping centre. According to police, Ross has connections ...

26 Apr 2024 at 12:57

Inmate who injured prison officers in escape bid at hospital jailed

A convicted murderer who permanently disfigured a prison guard and injured another while trying to escape custody during a hospital visit has been jailed for more than three years. James Demarco, 34, had been taken to Perth Royal ...

23 Aug 2024 at 13:18

Scotland

Prisoners missing hospital visits and funerals through poor transport – watchdog

Hundreds of prisoners have missed hospital appointments or family funerals due to “failures” in prisoner transport, the prison inspectorate has found. Interim chief inspector of prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham, said the ...

17 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Government must launch review into prisoner rights, says committee

A Holyrood committee has urged the Scottish Government to conduct a review of the prison estate to ensure the human rights of those in custody are not being breached. The Public Audit Committee published its report on the ...

10 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

GEOAmey to be replaced as prisoner transfer firm in £400m contract

Contractor GEOAmey will be replaced next year as the firm tasked with transporting prisoners around Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service has announced. In 2024, GEOAmey managing director David Jones apologised for ...

27 Jan 2026 at 16:12

Sacked worker denies being ‘anti-trans’ as tribunal discusses online posts

A former trainee prison custody officer has denied he is “anti-trans”, as his social media posts were discussed at an employment tribunal. David Toshack said he had used “edgy” humour in some of his posts but ...

29 Jan 2026 at 16:09

I was not hostile in disagreement over pronouns, sacked worker tells tribunal

A former trainee prison custody officer has told an employment tribunal he was not “hostile” when disagreeing with a colleague over the use of pronouns. David Toshack also told the tribunal his daughter, who ...

31 Jan 2026 at 16:22

Sacked worker did not want to ‘lie’ over transgender pronouns, tribunal told

A former trainee prison custody officer said he was not happy to call transgender prisoners by their pronouns because it was a “lie”, an employment tribunal has heard. David Toshack has taken security firm ...

30 Jan 2026 at 16:25

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