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911056

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many more prison officers are currently needed in the UK; how they plan to recruit the necessary prison officers; and what success the Unlocked programme has had in contributing to increasing recruitment.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL8219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Following their introduction in July 2015, there have been 222 applications and 205 orders made for Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders, up to 31 December 2017.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In this period no breaches of an FGM Protection order have been dealt with in the criminal courts. In the Family Courts, proceedings for breach would be dealt with as a contempt of court matter and are not recorded separately. The information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Statistics on FGM Protection Orders are publicly available as part of the Family Courts Statistics Quarterly series at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly. The next publication of Family Court Statistics Quarterly is due on 28 June 2018. This will provide data up to the end of March 2018.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November 2016, the Government committed to an increase of 2,500 Prison Officers by the end of 2018.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Between the end of October 2016 (the closest data point in time to when the commitment was made) and the end of March 2018, the number of Band 3 to 5 prison officers (headcount) increased from 18,713 to 21,824; a net increase of 3,111.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">It is anticipated that 90 per cent of the new recruits will be on the landings by the summer and all of them will be operational by the end of the year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The first cohort of 52 graduates from the Unlocked scheme, which encourages the brightest graduates to consider a career in HMPPS, entered the HMPPS workforce in August last year – 15% higher than had been anticipated. Due to the popularity of the programme, up to 115 candidates will be recruited for the 2018 cohort. They are due to join the service in July 2018.”</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under the Prison Safety and Reform agenda, Governors have been given greater responsibility for workforce planning and determining their local organisational structure. This includes the number of officers they employ and Governors can implement changes to shift arrangements and resource deployment providing they remain within the agreed funding envelope.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This empowerment of the Governor’s position is intended to enable them to make best use of resources to support prison safety and develop strategies to reduce reoffending. HMPPS does not set workforce planning arrangements for Scotland and Northern Ireland, as this is a matter for devolved Governments.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The recruitment drive continues across the prison estate, with the same urgency that has secured this remarkable influx of new staff.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/06/2018 13:56:34 question first ministerially corrected 18/06/2018 10:30:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie previous answer version 61928 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

924169

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 7 June (HL8219), how many more prison officers are currently needed in the UK; how they plan to recruit the necessary prison officers; and what success the Unlocked programme has had in contributing to increasing recruitment.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL8648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November 2016, the Government committed to an increase of 2,500 Prison Officers by the end of 2018.</p><p>Between the end of October 2016 (the closest data point in time to when the commitment was made) and the end of March 2018, the number of Band 3 to 5 prison officers (headcount) increased from 18,713 to 21,824; a net increase of 3,111.</p><p>It is anticipated that 90 percent of the new recruits will be on the landings by the summer and all of them will be operational by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The first cohort of 52 graduates from the Unlocked scheme, which encourages the brightest graduates to consider a career in HMPPS, entered the HMPPS workforce in August last year – 15% higher than had been anticipated. Due to the popularity of the programme, up to 115 candidates will be recruited for the 2018 cohort. They are due to join the service in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Prison Safety and Reform agenda, Governors have been given greater responsibility for workforce planning and determining their local organisational structure. This includes the number of officers they employ and Governors can implement changes to shift arrangements and resource deployment providing they remain within the agreed funding envelope.</p><p> </p><p>This empowerment of the Governor’s position is intended to enable them to make best use of resources to support prison safety and develop strategies to reduce reoffending. HMPPS does not set workforce planning arrangements for Scotland and Northern Ireland, as this is a matter for devolved Governments.</p><p> </p><p>The recruitment drive continues and will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, with the same urgency that has secured this remarkable influx of new staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/06/2018 13:55:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

924165

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers have been recruited for England and Wales by the Ministry of Justice since October 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	uin	HL8644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Between 1 November 2016 and 31 March 2018, 6,268 band 3-5 prison officers joined Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>The latest set of workforce statistics covering the period to 31 March 2018 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/06/2018 14:49:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1402524

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people (1) joined, or (2) transferred internally to take up a role, as a band three to five prison officer in each of the last 10 years by ethnicity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL5355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of people who joined or transferred internally to take up a role as a band three to five prison officer for the past ten years, by ethnicity, is shown in the tables attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 26/01/2022 17:44:45 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar attachment 1 file name 2022-01-26 HL5355 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

679302

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their planned recruitment of prison staff includes staff for private prisons as well as public sector prisons; and if so, how many will be recruited for each sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The planned recruitment of 2,500 new prison officers and estimated 5,500 replacements relates to public sector prison staff.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers are required to maintain a sufficient number of staff, with the requisite level of skill and experience to ensure that the Prison is safe, secure and decent environment. We are engaging with private providers on how the new staffing model outlined in the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper will be implemented in private prisons.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/02/2017 17:02:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

649071

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the Justice Secretary on 3 November that 2,500 additional prison officers are to be recruited to address issues including safety, how many officers will need to be recruited to replace existing officers as they leave the service, and over what timescale.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL3697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Last month we launched the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper and we are already implementing measures to tackle drugs, drones and phones. This major overhaul of the prison system will include the recruitment of an extra 2,500 frontline officers. Our reforms will empower governors to make the changes they need, ensuring that prisons are places of safety and reform.</p><p>Of course, people will leave the service due to retirement or other reasons, so therefore we will also be recruiting to fill those spaces. We estimate that this will lead to us recruiting 8,000 prison officers in total over the next 2 years. This means that by the end of 2018 the overall frontline workforce will have risen from 19,000 to 21,500.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/12/2016 17:51:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

764341

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Justice has had with the Prison Officers' Association regarding recruitment and retention in the Prison Service, and when he next plans to meet staff representatives.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL1678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Much communication has taken place between the Secretary of State and the Prison Officers’ Association through written correspondence. The Secretary of State spoke with the POA on 21 June 2017 and met with them on 29 June 2017 to discuss several important subjects, including Prison Officer recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The Prisons Minister also plans to meet with the POA on 23 October 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/10/2017 10:25:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1281371

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of new prison officers being recruited in meeting the needs of (1) inmate security, and (2) prison security.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL12665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>Prison officers play an essential role in keeping the public safe and protecting those in our care from harm. They contribute to the security of a prison in many ways, from building positive relationships with prisoners, to preventing contraband entering the prison, to supervising daily prisoner activities.</p><p>We plan and assess prison regimes and take into account factors such as operational capacity and prison type to ensure there are sufficient staff to meet the needs of prisoners and ensure security. This informs workforce modelling and our ongoing efforts to attract people from diverse backgrounds and with the appropriate skills to work in our establishments.</p><p>In recent years, investment into prisons has led to a significant increase in the number of frontline prison officers and further developments in policy have enabled the creation of specialist roles such as prison officer keyworkers to better support the needs of prisoners or dedicated teams of officers recruited to search prisons for contrabands as part of our wider £100m investment in prison security. This investment has also seen the expansion of our counter-corruption teams to address the small minority of prison officers who act outside the law.</p><p>It is difficult to assess the long-term impact of recruitment on prison security. Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic has meant operating restricted regimes, with greater control measures being in place. This will be a priority in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 10/02/2021 17:24:58 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten