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Scottish Prison Service

SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld Reference 201404480 Sector Prisons Category medical assessments/reports Decided 01 January 2016

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Summary

Mr C complained to us that the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) had appointed a person to carry out an assessment who did not meet the stated criteria specified in the tender document. We took independent advice from one of our medical advisers, who is a consultant psychiatrist. We found that, in making their decision to appoint someone to carry out the assessment, the SPS did so appropriately and in line with the service specification detailed in the tender document. As such, we did not uphold the complaint.

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