Scottish prison arrivals and transitions data: FOI release

Information requested

Data relating to Scottish prison arrivals and transitions, with arrivals and transitions reported separately, covering the period 2013/14 to the latest available financial year. 

Please provide the number of people recorded as:

1. Arrivals to the sentenced prison population; and

2. Transitions within/to the sentenced prison population,

for each financial year, broken down by:

1. Age group

Please provide the breakdown using the age categories available in your data. If possible, please provide:

- Under 18
- 18–20
- 21–24
- 25–29
- 30–39
- 40–49
- 50–59
- 60-65
- 65-69
- 70-74
- 75-79
- 80+

2. Sentence length

Please provide the following categories:

- Under 10 years
- 10 years to under 12 years
- 12 years to under 14 years
- 15 years and over

Please provide the information in a machine-readable format where possible (for example, CSV or Excel).

I would also be grateful if you could provide clarification of the definitions and methodology used, specifically:
- The definition of “arrival” used in the dataset.
- The definition of “transition” used in the dataset.
- Whether sentence length refers to the index sentence length, overall sentence length, or another measure.
- Whether the figures relate to sentenced prisoners only, or whether any remand population is included.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested in the format you asked for. The bespoke age categories for young prisoners you requested would have created a potential for disclosure when compared with other releases, so these have been altered to use standard categories.

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FOI 2026522722 - Information Released - Annex

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