Allister Purdie, director of operations for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), made the apology at the Scottish Covid Inquiry
A senior member of the Scottish Prison Service has apologised if protocols were not followed in the death of an asthmatic prisoner whose father said died alone in his cell during the pandemic.
Mr Inglis said his son tested positive for Covid-19 on October 12 2021 while serving a short sentence at the privately run prison and died on October 24 after his health deteriorated rapidly. “The Scottish Covid Inquiry must find out which protocols the prison were following at this time, protocols that would allow such barbaric behaviour to take place, and to examine the staff work culture within that prison where staff must have known how ill my son was, yet did nothing.Giving evidence at the inquiry last Tuesday, Mr Purdie was questioned on the protocol for deaths in prison.
“I’ve not had the opportunity to either formally review or actually look at the details of that case.”Mr Purdie said there would be a difference due to death being at Addiewell in the format of the death in prison learning outcome review, but he would “still expect a director or a deputy director to follow that contact with the family”.
He said it was an “astonishing” figure, adding: “It took me aback. It was overwhelming to be faced with a statistic like that.”
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