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<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information regarding when HM Prison Highdown has had
to (a) close wings due to staffing shortages is not recorded. The occasions that workshops
have closed since September 2013 (b) are listed below. Family visits (c) have not
been restricted due to staffing shortages during this period.</p><p> </p><p>There
are appropriate levels of staffing at the prison at all times and prisoners who engage
in work and education are out of the cells for between 8 and 10 hours a day. For those
that do not engage, they are still out of their cell for a minimum of 4 hours a day.
In the rare occurrence that a wing should need to close, prisoners still spend at
least four hours out of their cells.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) HMP Prison Highdown
has had to close workshops on the following occasions since September 2013:</p><p>
</p><p>October 2013</p><p>14<sup>th</sup> and 22<sup>nd</sup></p><p> </p><p>November
2013</p><p>1<sup>st</sup> (workshop 6 only)</p><p>20<sup>th</sup></p><p> </p><p>December
2013</p><p>9<sup>th</sup> (workshop 6 only)</p><p>16<sup>th</sup> (am)</p><p> </p><p>January
2014</p><p>6<sup>th</sup></p><p>16<sup>th</sup> (pm, workshops 5 & 6)</p><p>20<sup>th</sup>
(workshops 4, 5 & 6)</p><p>21<sup>st</sup></p><p>29<sup>th</sup></p><p>31<sup>st</sup>
(am)</p><p> </p><p>February 2014</p><p>18<sup>th</sup> (workshop 5 & 6)</p><p>
</p><p>March 2014</p><p>No closures</p><p> </p><p>April 2013</p><p>19<sup>th</sup>
(am)</p>
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