Ministerial Accountability Board: progress report - September 2025
Information collected for the September meeting of the Ministerial Accountability Board reporting on the progress made towards the completion of the various recommendations and commitments being monitored by the board. It is based on information from Scottish Government, NHS Forth Valley and the Scottish Prison Service.
2. Summary of Progress
This report shows that 9 recommendations are considered ‘completed’ by the Action Owner. These include the removal of bunk beds from areas in which young people are accommodated (recommendation 1), the removal of identified door stops (recommendation 2), implementation of a 24 hour concern line (recommendation 9), sharing of mental health referrals (recommendation 12), training for health staff working within Polmont (recommendation 13), ensuring young people are supporting under Talk to Me for the first 72 hours of their admission (recommendation 14(i)), reviewed and implemented updated DIPLAR paperwork and guidance (recommendation 15/2) and the appointment of independent DIPLAR Chairs (Action 1).
In addition to the completed recommendations, there are 6 rated as green, 23 rated as Amber-Green and 5 rated as Amber-Red. At the time of reporting, none of the recommendations or actions are rated ‘Red’ or unachievable. Therefore, the majority are rated as Amber-Green and are providing information consistent with progress towards completion.
Only 1 recommendation has seen a decrease in the delivery confidence RAG between June and September (recommendation 7 from the Katie Allan and William Lindsay FAI relating to information sharing) which has changed from Amber-Green to Amber-Red.