Correspondence regarding over-crowding Scottish prisons and capacity issues: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
‘All communications from governors of Scottish prisons to the Justice Secretary from August 1st 2025 to the current day on over-crowding and capacity issues in their prisons.’
The reference to the ‘current day’ in your request has been construed to mean 12 February 2026, which is when your request was received.
Response
I enclose a copy of the information you requested.
Please note that while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance an exemption under section 38(1) of FOISA applies to parts of the information you have requested. Consequently, any references to personal data or information that is not available publicly have been redacted.
This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG