The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 20 April 2011. It is the first new public records legislation in Scotland since 1937 and came into force on 1 January 2013. Its primary aim is to promote efficient and accountable record keeping by named Scottish public authorities.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) recognises the importance of effective public procurement and contract management activity to underpin SPS’s operational activities and the role this can serve in contributing towards the broad range of National Outcomes set out in Scotland’s National Performance Framework.