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<p><del class="ministerial">We are committed to consulting fully on our proposals
prior to the introduction of any legislation and will announce further details in
due course.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We will adhere to any guidance
published by the Cabinet Office in respect of the pre-election periods. We have and
will continue to seek to work with the devolved administrations to deliver a modernised
and reformed human rights framework for all of the United Kingdom.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins
class="ministerial">NOMS has implemented a range of measures in recent years to improve
the security surrounding prisoners on escort. Between 2010-11 and 2014-15, 23 prisoners
escaped from vehicles operated by NOMS or by contractors. All were re-captured. </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Overall, the number of escapes from prison escorts almost halved
from 102 between 2005-06 and 2009-10, to 59 between 2010-11 and 2014-15.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The tables below provide the details requested for each escape
and for each year and provide details on the overall number of escapes from escorts
outside of a prison over the last 10 years. </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Number of escapes</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ins
class="ministerial">(1) Of the 23 vehicle related escapes between April 2010 and March
2015, none remain unlawfully at large</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ins
class="ministerial">(2) Vehicles primarily refer to prison vans used for escorting
prisoner but do include other vehicle types. A distinction cannot be made in the data
between vehicle types.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">(3) Includes all such escapes
regardless of duration.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">
</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Table 2: Escapes from escorts while entering or leaving
vehicles or en route to or from venue by sentence length and main offence, 2010/11
to 2014/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Financial year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Sentence
length<sup>1</sup></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Main
offence</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Other criminal
offence</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Extended Sentence for the Public Protection - 4y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Wounding with intent</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Indeterminate Sentence for the Public Protection</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Robbery</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Indeterminate Sentence for the Public Protection</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Robbery</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Life</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Possessing
firearm with intent to endanger life</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">4m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Theft</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Using disorderly
behaviour, or threatening abusive or insulting words likely to cause harassment alarm
or distress</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">22y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Being concerned
in offer to supply controlled drug - Class A - Cocaine</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Indeterminate
Sentence for the Public Protection</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Wounding
with intent</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2012/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Conspiracy
to Rob</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Conspiracy
to Rob</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">ABH</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Aggravated burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">4y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Blackmail</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Robbery</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">3y</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Robbery</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">6m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Theft</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Robbery</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Remand</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Burglary</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li><ins
class="ministerial">Information is given on the main offence and the sentence attached
to that specific offence. In some cases there are other offences which may have a
consecutive or concurrent sentence length.</ins></li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table 3 provides information
about escapes which have taken place from prison escort and private escort contractors
from 2005/06 to 2014/15. The table includes escapes from courts but not those escapes
of less than 15 minutes’ duration and covers the full duration of the escort process.
</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table
3: KPI Escapes<sup>1</sup> from Prison Escort<sup>2</sup> and from Private Escort
Contractors (PECS)<sup>3</sup> from 2005/06 to 2014/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2005</strong></ins>
<ins class="ministerial"><strong>/06</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2006
/07</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2007 /08</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2008</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/09</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2009</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/10</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2010</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/11</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2011</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/12</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/13</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">KPI Prison Escorts Escapes</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>8</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>6</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>4</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>1</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>0</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>1</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">KPI
Contracted Out Escort (PECS) Escapes</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>17</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>16</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>15</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>12</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>10</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>13</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>9</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>9</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>12</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">KPI
Category A Escapes during Escort</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>-</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p><ins class="ministerial">1) The definition of a Key Performance Indicator
(KPI) Escape if (i) the prisoner is at liberty for 15 minutes or more before recapture
or (ii) a prisoner escapes and is charged with another criminal offence</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p><ins class="ministerial">2) Escaping the control of escorting prison
service staff.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><ins class="ministerial">3)
Escapes from the secure vehicles or supervision of contracted prison escorts. This
includes escapes from court where contracted prison escort staff have been notified</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p>
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