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Decision report 201102206

  • Case ref:
    201102206
  • Date:
    January 2012
  • Body:
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Sector:
    Prisons
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    Orderly room hearing

Summary
Mr C, who is a prisoner, complained about the process followed by the adjudicator at his orderly room hearing. He said evidence put forward by him was ignored and his witnesses were not called.

Following our enquiries with the SPS, we were satisfied the adjudicator applied and followed the proper process prior to reaching his decision at Mr C's hearing and we did not uphold the complaint.
 

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