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1697791
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisons: Travellers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the treatment of (a) Romani, (b) Roma and (c) Irish Traveller people in the prison estate. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service (HMPPS) pursues an evidence-based approach to improving treatment and outcomes for prisoners, people on probation and children in our care from Romani, Roma, and Traveller Communities.</p><p>The HMPPS Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Strategy, first produced in May 2023, was drawn up, and continues to be developed, in consultation with Third Sector partners. It is informed by a range of internal and external reports and data. The strategy is implemented via a comprehensive action plan, which targets key areas for development, including data improvement, family interactions and health inequalities.</p><p>Some specific examples of activity include the further expansion of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) Forums in prisons. Forums are being regularly held in several establishments across the prison estate, providing a supportive platform for communications and helping to respond to local needs. Staff awareness continues to be improved, with Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller specific information embedded into various guides across the organisation, improving the capability of staff to respond to individuals’ needs.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T15:39:24.323Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T15:39:24.323Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697796
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have used prison officers on detached duty in 2023; and how many (a) officers were deployed to each prison and (b) times those officers were deployed. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
star this property uin 19894 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
star this property answer text <p>During 2023, 21 prisons received Band 3 officers on National Detached Duty. The table attached shows the average number of detached duty staff deployed at each site in each month.</p><p>It is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to provide the remaining information requested, as this would require a detailed examination of individual records.</p><p>We are doing more than ever to attract and retain the best staff, including boosting salaries and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign. These efforts are working - we have over 4,800 FTE additional officers between March 2017 and December 2023, and retention rates for prison staff are improving.</p><p>We have committed to recruiting up to 5,000 additional prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-26T17:34:55.71Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-26T17:34:55.71Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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star this property file name 2024-03-26 PQ 19894 table.xlsx more like this
star this property title Number of detached duty staff deployed more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697836
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Drugs more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps HM Prison and Probation Service take to ensure prisoners released on end of custody supervised licence can continue to access drug addiction treatment programs when they are released from prison. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
star this property uin 19895 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>We know that supporting offenders to engage in drug and alcohol treatment is vital to reduce reoffending and we are working with health partners on a range of interventions to strengthen continuity of care for prison leavers. We have recruited over 50 Health and Justice Co-ordinators nationwide to improve links between prison and community treatment services, procured 650 laptops to enable prisoners to speak to community treatment providers before release and we are rolling out the Probation Notification Actioning Project (PNAP) which will make probation aware of prison leavers who have been referred to community treatment so probation can support continued engagement.</p><p>The lower-level offenders released on ECSL will have a release plan put together by probation, and where appropriate this release plan will include access to drug and alcohol treatment. It remains at the discretion of the prison service to block or delay the ECSL release of any prisoners where doing so would result in losing access to essential services such as drug and alcohol treatment.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T13:03:05.907Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T13:03:05.907Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697938
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisons: Drugs and Mobile Phones more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the smuggling of (a) drugs and (b) communication devices into prisons. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
star this property uin 19817 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
star this property answer text <p>We are committed to tackling the smuggling of all illicit items into prisons, including drugs and communication devices such as mobile phones.</p><p>We completed the £100 million Security Investment Programme in March 2022, which included funding to bolster physical security measures. This investment delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners, resulting in full coverage across the closed adult male estate. As of October 2023, we had recorded 46,925 positive indications, helping to tackle the supply of drugs and mobile phones into prisons. We also deployed Enhanced Gate Security to 42 high-risk prisons under this investment, implementing routine searching of staff and visitors. This included 659 dedicated staff, 154 drug sniffing dogs and over 200 pieces of equipment.</p><p>We have 165 drug trace detection machines across the prison estate to prevent the smuggling of drugs, such as psychoactive substances, through the mail. The rollout of an additional 20 next-generation devices was completed in March 2024, meaning every public section prison now has this next-generation equipment.</p><p>X-ray baggage scanners have been installed at 49 sites (45 prisons and 4 learning centres) building on the rollout of our X-ray body scanners, gate security and drug trace detection machines.</p><p>New airspace restrictions took effect on 25 January 2024 to create 400 metre flight restriction zones around all closed prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales. These will ensure swift action is taken against criminal drone activity, including the smuggling of illicit items.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T15:32:41.233Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T15:32:41.233Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1697954
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star this property date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Probation: Resignations more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of new probation officers left the service within a year of joining in each year since 2014. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
star this property uin 19896 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>A considerable majority of Probation Officers first join the Probation Service as Trainee Probation Officers. During their time as a trainee, they will spend around 15-21 months training before potentially taking up a post as a Band 4 Probation Officer. As a result of this trainee pipeline, there will only be new Probation Officers with less than one year in the Probation Service if they joined the service as a qualified Probation Officer and then left within 12 months.</p><p>Retention of Probation staff is a priority for the service. A national standardised approach to exit interviews has been implemented to better understand the key drivers of attrition and feedback from these interviews helps shape and determine retention interventions at a local and national level.</p><p>The Probation Service is in its second year of a multi-year pay deal for staff. Salary values of all pay bands will increase each year, targeted at key operational grades to improve a challenging recruitment and retention position. The pay increases differ for each job role, but to provide an example Probation Officers will see their starting salary rise from £30,208 in 2021/22 to £35,130 by 2024/25.</p><p>The table below shows only those Probation Officers who joined the service as qualified Probation Officers and so will not include any Probation Officers who joined as trainees (who will all have been in the service for longer than a year by the time they qualify as a Probation Officer). The Probation Service unified in June 2021, bringing together the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies. As a result, figures pre- and post-June 2021 are not comparable because of the change in the workforce makeup.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - Number of Band 4 Probation Officer joiners to HMPPS and those who left HMPPS within 1 year: 2022-2023</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All joiners</p></td><td><p>Staff who left within 1 year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T13:04:21.957Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T13:04:21.957Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697491
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Women's Centres: Swansea more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishment of the residential women’s centre in Swansea. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd more like this
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Liz Saville Roberts more like this
star this property uin 19654 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>Planning approval for the Residential Women’s Centre at the Trehafod site in Cockett, Swansea, was granted by the Welsh Government’s Planning Environment Decisions Wales in August 2023, following an appeal by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Due to delays and uncertainty in securing this planning approval, the MoJ has a number of ongoing steps to re-mobilise the project and continues to work closely with partners in Wales.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T15:24:20.73Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T15:24:20.73Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts more like this
1697529
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Accommodation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) locations and (b) number of places per location of all planned prison places. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
star this property uin 19627 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>To date, we have delivered c.5,900 places. This includes our two new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse Way. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total. This will include our third new prison, HMP Millsike, delivering c.1,500 places, new houseblocks at HMPs Stocken and Rye Hill, as well as hundreds more Rapid Deployment Cells.</p><p>Under current plans, we are scheduled to deliver at the following sites from 21 March 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Places</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="6"><p>New Prisons</p></td><td><p>HMP Millsike</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth Wymott 2*</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree 2</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon 2</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Gartree Houseblock **</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Fosse Way Houseblock</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2"><p>Private prisons – houseblock</p></td><td><p>HMP Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Parc**</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="8"><p>Houseblocks</p></td><td><p>HMP Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Elmley</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Highpoint</p></td><td><p>741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wayland</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Stocken</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="3"><p>Refurbishments</p></td><td><p>HMP Birmingham</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Norwich</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Liverpool</p></td><td><p>350***</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="7"><p>Rapid Deployment Cells</p></td><td><p>HMP Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Verne</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Northumberland</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Springhill</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Prescoed</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="6"><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>HMP Hatfield</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leyhill **</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Springhill **</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Sudbury</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ford **</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Standford Hill **</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="8"><p>Small Secure Houseblocks</p></td><td><p>HMP Brinsford</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Humber</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Northumberland</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Onley</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ranby</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li><p>* This site is subject to an ongoing planning appeal.</p></li><li><p>** Delivery at these sites is subject to planning permission.</p></li><li><p>*** A wing-by-wing refurbishment is ongoing, with some places already delivered.</p></li><li><p>Any additional sites not listed here are commercially sensitive and information released about these would prejudice the department’s negotiating position and ability to achieve value for money in these developments.</p></li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T13:02:24.78Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T13:02:24.78Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697533
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Accommodation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of proposed new prison places that will be rapid deployment cells. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brentford and Isleworth more like this
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Ruth Cadbury more like this
star this property uin 19628 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>We are delivering 20,000 prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era. As part of this, and alongside further opportunities to optimise capacity in the estate, the estimated number of proposed new prison places that will be Rapid Deployment Cells is c.1,800. Delivery of the first c.1000 began last year, with c.630 already delivered across 12 sites.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T16:20:51.567Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T16:20:51.567Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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4389
unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1697596
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Wetherby Young Offender Institution more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of girls aged under the age of 15 (a) have been placed in the last 12 months and (b) are expected to be placed within the next 12 months at the Wetherby and Keppel Young Offender Institution. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
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Janet Daby more like this
star this property uin 19717 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
star this property answer text <p>No girls under 15 have been placed at HMYOI Wetherby in the last 12 months. We do not expect to make any such placement in the next 12 months.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood remove filter
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T15:26:41.667Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T15:26:41.667Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison and Probation Service: Labour Turnover more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to help increase the retention rate of staff in HM Prison and Probation Service. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
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Chi Onwurah more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
star this property answer text <p>Safe, decent, rehabilitative prisons require excellent and experienced staff, as does supervising offenders in the community to keep the public safe.</p><p>We want them to stay in the Prison Service and to support retention, we have:</p><ul><li><p>Accepted every penny of the Prisons Service PRB pay recommendations for 2023/24.</p></li><li><p>Injected extra funding of more than £155 million a year since 2021 to support Probation staff to deliver more robust supervision.</p></li><li><p>Rolled out BWV to every officer, to help protect staff by defusing volatile situations.</p></li><li><p>Introduced a New Colleague Mentor scheme to help new recruits feel supported in their early weeks and months.</p></li></ul><p>Retention for prison officers is improving, with the staff resignation rate dropping from around 10.7% to around 8.3% over the last year to December 2023.</p> more like this
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star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-03-27T13:05:24.97Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T13:05:24.97Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this