How many prisoners in each prison have been granted home leave in each year since December 2006, broken down by number of days granted.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
Home leave is generally granted as part of the preparation of prisoners for release. The vast majority of home leaves are therefore granted from HMP Cornton Vale, HMP Open Estate and HMYOI Polmont. There are occasional home leaves granted from other parts of the prison estate, but these are not recorded separately.
The table below shows how many prisoners in each of these prisons have been granted home leave in each calendar year since December 2006 broken down by the number of days granted. Individual prisoners may have been granted home leave on more than one occasion during this period.

|
| Home Leave 1 Day
| Home Leave 2 Days
| Home Leave 3 Days
| Home Leave 4 Days
| Home Leave 5 Days
| Home Leave
6 Days
| Home Leave 7 Days
| Totals

Cornton Vale
| 2007
|
| 12
| 37
|
| 32
|
|
| 81


| 2008
|
| 2
| 4
|
| 2
|
| 47
| 55


| 2009
|
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 41
| 49


| 2010
| 5
| 7
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 28
| 56

Open Estate
| 2007
|
| 336
| 298
|