The probe follows disruption to proceedings over a number of days at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
An investigation is to be carried out into prisoner transport delays in the Scottish Borders.GeoAmey - which is responsible for transporting prisoners - apologised for the issues and said it was committed to improving standards.Proceedings were disrupted at the court on three days last week - resulting in delays and late sittings - with matters coming to a head on Thursday.
"We remain committed to continual improvement of our performance standards to deliver a dependable, efficient service to support the criminal justice service in Scotland.""We can confirm that delays and late sitting at Jedburgh occurred due to problems with the transport of prisoners by GeoAmey," it said.
"This has been reported under the contractual complaints handling and will be investigated by the SPS which manages the contract on behalf of Scottish ministers."
Danmark Seneste Nyt, Danmark Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også læse nyheder, der ligner denne, som vi har indsamlet fra andre nyhedskilder.
NH sheriff accepts paid leave after arrest on theft, perjury chargesA New Hampshire sheriff accused of stealing county funds and lying to a grand jury has agreed to be put on paid administrative leave. Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave was charged Thursday with eight felonies including perjury and theft of about $19,000. County commissioners planned to draft a petition for his removal if he didn’t accept their offer of a…
Læs mere »
Lucy Letby: Can criminals like the serial child killer be forced into court?Experts give their views on the rules around defendants appearing in the dock - and what reasons a defendant may have for not attending proceedings - and the powers judges and prison governors have to force them to show-up.
Læs mere »
Flag flying at half mast outside court in tribute to Lucy Letby victimsShe was today handed 14 whole-life orders
Læs mere »