Rachael Hamilton
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Born | Brecon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Job | Politician |
| Hotel Manager | |
| Agronomist | |
| Official site | rachaelhamilton.co.uk |
| Leader | Jackson Carlaw |
| Education | Harper Adams University |
| Position | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Previous position | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 588550 |
Rachael Hamilton Life story
Rachael Georgina Hamilton is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire since 2017. She was re-elected in 2021 with over 51% of the vote. She owns the Buccleuch Arms Hotel.
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Tiffany Scott: Call to block trans prisoner's move to women's jail
The Scottish Government has been urged to block the transfer of a violent transgender prisoner from a men's prison to a women's jail.
It is understood that Tiffany Scott , who was previously known as A Man called Andrew Burns , has applied for The Move .
First reported that the transfer has been approved and is likely to happen later this year.
The Scottish Conservatives have called for The Move to be stopped.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Government said it was an operational matter for the Scottish Prison Service.
The Prison service said decisions about where to place transgender prisoners were made on " an individualised basis".
It Follows the imprisonment of Isla Bryson - a transgender woman - in Cornton Vale women's prison.
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Scott is serving an indefinite sentence as she is subject to an order for lifelong restriction (OLR), meaning she will only be released when she is no longer considered an " unmanageable risk to public safety".
She was handed that sentence in 2013, after admitting stalking a 13-year-old girl by sending letters from her cell.
In 2017 Falkirk Sheriff Court was Locked Down amid safety fears as Scott was sentenced over a series of violent incidents in Glenochil Prison in Clackmannanshire.
They included striking a Prison Nurse on her back with a hurled chair, punching a Prison Officer in The Face , and spitting at another officer and trying to bite him.
She also smeared excrement over her cell, tore a drip needle out of her arm, and ripped up " tear-proof" clothing.
The Scottish Conservative equalities spokesperson, Rachael Hamilton MSP, said Scott presented a " grave risk" to the safety of women who came into contact with her.
" Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly tried to reassure the Scottish public that the Scottish Prison Service's risk assessment would protect women from predatory men, yet The Process is clearly not fit for purpose if this dangerous offender has been approved for transfer to a women's jail, " She Said .
" Women's safety must not take a backseat to the wishes of violent criminals.
" Nicola Sturgeon has already U-turned under public pressure to belatedly remove double rapist Isla Bryson from a women's jail, she must now intervene to block the transfer of this violent individual before it takes place, or knowingly risk the safety of some of Scotland's most vulnerable women. "
SNP MSP Ash Regan, who, has also opposed The Move .
In a She Said : " Tiffany Scott , formerly Andrew Burns , one of The Most dangerous prisoners in Scotland has gained approval to be moved into The Women 's prison estate.
" Scott has attacked female prison officers and stalked a child from prison. No men should be placed in a women's prison. "
If Scott is transferred to The Female estate, it would likely not be to HMP Cornton Vale as it is due to be replaced by a new facility called HMP Stirling later this year.
The Scottish Prison Service said it would not comment on individuals.
" Decisions by the SPS as to The Most appropriate location to accommodate Transgender People are made on an individualised basis, informed by a multi-disciplinary assessment of both risk and need, " a spokesperson said.
" Such decisions seek to protect both the wellbeing and rights of the individual as well as the welfare and rights of others around them, including staff, in order to achieve an outcome that balances risks and promotes the safety of all.
" Where there are any concerns about any risks posed by an individual, either to themselves or others, we retain The Ability to keep them separate from the mainstream population until an agreed management plan is in place. "
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: " The placement of prisoners is an operational matter for the Scottish Prison Service who use comprehensive individualised risk assessments to inform decisions, such as the appropriate location of Transgender People in custody.
" SPS is reviewing their policy on managing transgender prisoners in partnership with the Scottish Government and that process is nearing completion. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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