UN convention against torture: our position statement
Account of progress in Scotland in giving effect to the UN Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in advance of a review of the UK by the UN Committee Against Torture in May 2019.
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
AFO Authorised Firearms Officers
CAMH Child and Adolescent Mental Health
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CED Conducted Energy Device (TASER)
CI Care Inspectorate
CICA Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
CICS Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
CJSW Criminal Justice Social Work
CoE Code of Ethics
COPFS Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CSO Compulsory Supervision Order
CSWO Chief Social Work Officer
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
ETBB Equal Treatment Bench Book
FAI Fatal Accident Inquiry
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
GMC General Medical Council
HIS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
HMCIP Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons
HMCIPS Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
HMICS Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
HMIPS Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
HRA Human Rights Act 1998
ICVS Independent Custody Visitors Scotland
IPM Independent Prison Monitors
JII Joint Investigative Interview
KWISA Kenyan Women in Scotland Association
MWCS Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
NES NHS Education for Scotland
NPF National Performance Framework
NPM National Preventive Mechanism
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
PfG Programme for Government
PIRC Police and Investigations Review Commissioner
PSE Personal and Social Education
RSHP Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education
SAA Secure Accommodation Authorisation
SCSB Secure Care Strategic Board
SCTS Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
SFIU Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit
SHRC Scottish Human Rights Commission
SPA Scottish Police Authority
SPS Scottish Prison Service
SPSO Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
SRU Separation and Reintegration Unit
STO Specially Trained Officer
TARA Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance
TISC Transparency in Supply Chains
UNCAT
UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
WSA Whole System Approach
YOI Young Offender Institution
Contact
Email: David.Holmes@gov.scot
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