The purpose of this section is to provide an overview of the Scottish Prison Service, its purpose and activities. This section also includes information on key risks and issues for the organisation as well as a high-level summary of performance.

To set out in a single document the refreshed SPS governance arrangements in line with recommendations made in Audit Scotland’s Review of Governance Arrangements Report (February 2015) and in an independent report by Polley Solutions Limited SPS Governance Review 2015-16 (February 2016).