Anger at appeal fiasco on slopping out cons.THE Scottish Executive were accused of incompetence yesterday after admitting they failed to lodge an appeal against a court ruling on slopping out Slopping out is the emptying of buckets of human waste when the cells are unlocked in prisons in the morning. Inmates without a toilet in the cell have to use a bucket or chamber pot while locked in during the night. . Ministers blamed an 'administrative error' for the blunder, which means it is too late to appeal against the decision that prisoners forced to slop out are eligible to claim compensation. Papers should have been lodged within 21 days of the decision by the court last month. SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily justice spokeswoman Nicola Sturgeon said: 'It is unbelievable that after losing the slopping out case, the Scottish Executive has failed to hand in the correct papers for the appeal.' CAPTION(S): Hitting out: Sturgeon |
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