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star this property date less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prison and Probation Service: Corruption more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police detectives are employed by the counter corruption unit in HM Prison and Probation Service. 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 22963 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
star this property answer text <p>No Police Detectives are directly employed by HMPPS. HMPPS has, however, funded 20 dedicated Police Detectives employed in Police Regional Organised Crime Units, to support in the investigation of corruption within the organisation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-30T09:54:41.597Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T09:54:41.597Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1712730
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star this property date less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisons: Drugs 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 inmates in prisons were drug tested at least once in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency South Holland and The Deepings more like this
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Sir John Hayes more like this
star this property uin 22844 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
star this property answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>All prisons have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs. Our drug testing contract also enables us to deliver key commitments in the Cross-Government Drug Strategy such as: testing of offenders who receive a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement, the pilot of Intensive Supervision Courts and increased flexibility to test for a broader range of drugs. In addition, all prisons have been provided with access to forensic testing of items seized or found within the estate.</p><p> </p><p>Our £100 million Security Investment Programme completed in March 2022 and delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners, supplying full coverage across the closed male estate. We have also installed 84 X-ray baggage scanners at 49 sites, drug detection machines and metal detection archways. Furthermore, we are taking steps to support individuals with substance misuse issues in prison. We have dramatically increased the number of incentivised substance-free living units (ISFLs), where prisoners commit to living drug-free with incentives and regular testing. 80 prisons now have an ISFL, up from 25 in summer 2022.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-30T09:52:55.377Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T09:52:55.377Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir John Hayes more like this
1713469
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star this property date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prison Officers: Vacancies more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there were for band 3 prison officers in the Long Term High Security Estate - South at the start of each year from 2017 to 2023. 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 23505 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
star this property answer text <p>Following a period of staffing challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a substantial improvement in the national staffing picture within prisons. The number of Band 3-5 prison officers has increased by 1,634 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) between December 2022 - 2023, and resignation rates have fallen over the same period. This is the result of significant efforts across the agency, including substantial increases in pay for staff and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign. <br> <br> Table One below shows the number of indicative vacancies for Band 3 Prison Officers in the Long Term &amp; High Security Estate (for prisons in the South) for January 2018, January 2019, January 2020, January 2021, January 2022 and January 2023. Data is not held for the period January 2017 and has not been provided.</p><p> </p><p>In reality, many establishments will routinely sit marginally below their Target Staffing level due to normal attrition and time to hire and so we would not expect establishments to run consistently at 100% staffing.</p><p> </p><p>Where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level, these are routinely supplemented (e.g., by using Payment Plus, a form of overtime) which is not accounted for in the indicative vacancy data provided. Use of detached duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the data.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> Table One: Total Band 3 Prison Officer Indicative Vacancies across Long Term &amp; High Security Estate (LTHSE) South, January 2018 to January 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indicative vacancies (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><ul><li>All data is taken from Workforce Planning Tool returns and show the average position across January for each year, adjusted for joiners and leavers in the month.</li><li>Workforce Planning Tool returns are manually completed by Prisons each month and, as with any manual returns, are subject to human error.</li><li>Data shows average resource across the month, adjusted for joiners and leavers in the month.</li><li>The Long Term &amp; High Security Estate South includes: Belmarsh, Isle of Wight, Long Lartin, Swaleside, Whitemoor and Woodhill.</li><li>Indicative vacancies are the difference between Target Staffing levels and Staff in Post at an individual establishment level. Where Staff in Post (FTE) exceeds Target Staffing (FTE) for an establishment, the number of indicative vacancies has been shown as 0 FTE. Indicative vacancies have been summed across establishments to give the number of indicative vacancies for LTHSE South.</li><li>Target Staffing level is the number of staff required to run an optimal regime in each prison. This level is greater than the minimum number of staff required for a prison to operate safely, and includes allowances for staff taking leave, being off sick or being on training.</li><li>The Target Staffing Figures are set on a site-specific basis and vary in size. Over the reporting period in question, Target Staffing levels for the LTHSE estate has increased which in part explains the increase in vacancies.</li><li>Band 3 Prison Officers include 'Prison Officer - Band 3' and 'Prison Officer - Youth Justice Worker - Band 3'.</li><li>Target Staffing levels are established based on a 39-hour working week. Staff in Post (FTE) is set at 1.0 FTE for those on a 39-hour contract / 1.05 FTE for those on a 41-hour contract and 0.95 FTE for those on a 37-hour contract.</li><li>Target Staffing levels cannot be used to directly calculate vacancies due to the discretion governors have to change establishment level staffing requirements through Governors' Freedoms. As a result, the Ministry of Justice does not regularly present vacancy data and the data presented should be treated with caution.</li><li>Staff in Post data used to calculate an indicative number of vacancies does not take into account those on long-term absences (e.g. career breaks / loans / secondments / agency staff or other forms of overtime).</li><li>Where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level, these are routinely supplemented (e.g., by using Payment Plus, a form of overtime) which is not accounted for in the indicative vacancy data provided. Use of detached duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the data.</li></ul><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-30T15:10:38.303Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T15:10:38.303Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
1713644
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star this property date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Homicide: Reoffenders more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of murder in each year since 2005. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Luton South more like this
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Rachel Hopkins more like this
star this property uin 23616 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
star this property answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 23617 more like this
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less than 2024-04-29T16:55:11.21Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T16:55:11.21Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins more like this
1713645
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star this property date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Rape: Reoffenders more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of rape in each year since 2005. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Luton South more like this
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Rachel Hopkins more like this
star this property uin 23617 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
star this property answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 23616 more like this
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less than 2024-04-29T16:55:11.257Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T16:55:11.257Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins more like this
1713188
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star this property date less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people on probation (a) have been assessed as eligible for the Building Better Relationships programme and (b) are waiting for a place on that programme as of 23 April 2024. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
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Caroline Nokes more like this
star this property uin 23187 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
star this property answer text <p>We are unable to provide data on the number of people on probation who have been assessed as eligible for the Building Better Relationships programme (BBR) or who are waiting for a place on that programme as of 23 April 2024 without incurring disproportionate cost. We are also unable to provide the number of available places on the BBR programme for people on probation in 2024-25 without incurring disproportionate cost. This information is not collated and recorded centrally. Regions collect their own management information and waiting lists vary with average waiting times for BBR between one and five months. Each region manages their own accredited programme referrals and allocation of places is based on risk and order expiry date.</p><p>We are unable to provide data on the number of filled custodial places on the Building Better Relationships (BBR) programme in 2023-24 at this time as to do so would breach official statistics publication rules outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics as they will form a subset of future published statistics. Data for 2023-2024 will be published in the Prison Education and Accredited Programme Statistics report on 26 September 2024.</p><p>There are 210 places available on the BBR programme for people in custody for 2024-25. This is subject to review related to changes in both the demand for different programmes, and the transition to new programmes being introduced in-year.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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23188 more like this
23189 more like this
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less than 2024-04-26T13:34:53.957Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T13:34:53.957Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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4048
unstar this property label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
1713194
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star this property date less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 200 custodial places on the Building Better Relationships programme were filled in 2023-24. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
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Caroline Nokes more like this
star this property uin 23188 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
star this property answer text <p>We are unable to provide data on the number of people on probation who have been assessed as eligible for the Building Better Relationships programme (BBR) or who are waiting for a place on that programme as of 23 April 2024 without incurring disproportionate cost. We are also unable to provide the number of available places on the BBR programme for people on probation in 2024-25 without incurring disproportionate cost. This information is not collated and recorded centrally. Regions collect their own management information and waiting lists vary with average waiting times for BBR between one and five months. Each region manages their own accredited programme referrals and allocation of places is based on risk and order expiry date.</p><p>We are unable to provide data on the number of filled custodial places on the Building Better Relationships (BBR) programme in 2023-24 at this time as to do so would breach official statistics publication rules outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics as they will form a subset of future published statistics. Data for 2023-2024 will be published in the Prison Education and Accredited Programme Statistics report on 26 September 2024.</p><p>There are 210 places available on the BBR programme for people in custody for 2024-25. This is subject to review related to changes in both the demand for different programmes, and the transition to new programmes being introduced in-year.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
23187 more like this
23189 more like this
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less than 2024-04-26T13:34:54.007Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T13:34:54.007Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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4048
unstar this property label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
1713198
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places will be available on the Building Better Relationships programme for people (a) in custody and (b) on probation in 2024-25. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
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Caroline Nokes more like this
star this property uin 23189 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
star this property answer text <p>We are unable to provide data on the number of people on probation who have been assessed as eligible for the Building Better Relationships programme (BBR) or who are waiting for a place on that programme as of 23 April 2024 without incurring disproportionate cost. We are also unable to provide the number of available places on the BBR programme for people on probation in 2024-25 without incurring disproportionate cost. This information is not collated and recorded centrally. Regions collect their own management information and waiting lists vary with average waiting times for BBR between one and five months. Each region manages their own accredited programme referrals and allocation of places is based on risk and order expiry date.</p><p>We are unable to provide data on the number of filled custodial places on the Building Better Relationships (BBR) programme in 2023-24 at this time as to do so would breach official statistics publication rules outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics as they will form a subset of future published statistics. Data for 2023-2024 will be published in the Prison Education and Accredited Programme Statistics report on 26 September 2024.</p><p>There are 210 places available on the BBR programme for people in custody for 2024-25. This is subject to review related to changes in both the demand for different programmes, and the transition to new programmes being introduced in-year.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
23187 more like this
23188 more like this
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less than 2024-04-26T13:34:54.053Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T13:34:54.053Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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4048
unstar this property label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
1701808
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star this property date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to manage prison population levels. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 22365 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-25more like thismore than 2024-04-25
star this property answer text <p>We continue to focus on the prison capacity challenge.</p><p>To meet rising demand, we are building c.20,000 modern, rehabilitative prison places – the biggest prison build programme since the Victorian era. We have already delivered c.5,900 of these, including through our two new 1,700 places prisons, HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse Way, and c.590 Rapid Deployment Cells across 11 sites. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total.</p><p>On 11 March, I announced the next steps in our plan, to allow us to go further and faster in removing FNOs. This includes expediting prisoner transfers with our priority partners such as Albania and the creation of a new taskforce across the HO and MoJ to change the way we process FNO cases radically.</p><p>We have also put in place short-term measures across the prison estate to expand useable capacity, while ensuring our prisons remain safe for staff and offenders.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the evolving situation with demand for prison places carefully, so that we can make sure we have the right approaches in place to maintain the capacity required for a safe and effective criminal justice system.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-25T11:24:47.96Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:24:47.96Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
1701810
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star this property date less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisons: Education and Training more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) educational and (b) vocational training opportunities are not reduced in prisons; and whether he plans to use those training opportunities to help reduce prison overcrowding. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 22366 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-25more like thismore than 2024-04-25
star this property answer text <p>Education is key for reducing reoffending and research indicates that prison education reduces reoffending by 9 percentage points. In September 2023, we set out our plans to deliver an improved Prison Education Service that will support more prisoners to improve their literacy and numeracy and increase the number of prison leavers employed on release.</p><p>Over the past 12 months we have seen a sustained delivery in the number vocational courses undertaken by prisoners following increases to 95,000. To ensure the right education and vocational training opportunities are available across prisons we have:</p><ul><li>Introduced new Head of Education Skills and Work roles in every prison to provide tailored education plans to meet the needs of their jail.</li><li>Enabled the first ever prisoner apprenticeships in catering and construction through ground-breaking partnerships with Greene King, Kier and Clipper, with talks underway to open up apprenticeships in other industries.</li><li>Recruited Neurodiversity Support Managers in every prison to support offenders with neurodivergent needs in accessing education, skills and work opportunities within the prison.</li><li>Launched a Future Skills programme to train up over 2,000 offenders over the next two years in vital industries such as scaffolding and electrics, before linking them up with employers in the local community and guaranteeing interviews on release.</li><li>We are investing £16 million to test new ways of increasing workshop activity to get prisoners work-ready and improve labour supply.</li><li>£1.8 million in the Literacy Innovation Fund which is delivering pilots in 15 prisons targeting those with low literacy levels.</li></ul><p>I am pleased to say that we have seen positive outcomes in employment in support of our work to make best use of prison capacity. The proportion of prison leavers in employment six months after release has more than doubled in the two years to March 2023, from 14% to over 30%and between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate has decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-25T11:25:49.063Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:25:49.063Z
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4362
star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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4638
unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Lewes Prison: Health Services more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what investigation HM Prison and Probation Service has carried out into the causes of the hospitalisation of (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners at HMP Lewes on 28 March 2024. 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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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-25more like thismore than 2024-04-25
star this property answer text <p>On 28 March, following a Maundy Thursday service and meal in the prison chapel at HMP Lewes, two people who were present collapsed and were taken to hospital. After others who had attended the service also reported feeling unwell, the 32 prisoners and six staff who had attended were checked by paramedics. In total, six people required hospital treatment. The police are conducting an investigation into the incident. His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service is continuing to engage with them and to obtain regular updates on the investigation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-25T11:27:04.673Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:27:04.673Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisons: Staff more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21066 on Prisons: Civil Disorder, how may Tornado trained officers each prison should aim to have trained. 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 answer text <p>Operation Tornado is a national mutual aid plan by which prisons support one another in the event of a serious incident or occurrence requiring a reinforcement of staff. Operation Tornado is employed by HMPPS for three main reasons:</p><ul><li>In response to a serious incident requiring a reinforcement of staff.</li><li>In response to other events or crisis requiring additional staff, who may not necessarily need to be Tornado trained.</li><li>To aid the transfer of prisoners in the event of a serious incident or the threat of one (with the GOLD commander’s agreement).</li></ul><p>HMPPS aims to have 2,100 volunteers trained in readiness for Operation Tornado. Since the inception of Operation Tornado in the late 1980s, HMPPS has allocated a commitment to each prison for how many Tornado staff they should have trained. HMPPS monitors the number of staff available for deployment and offer training spaces to ensure resilience to respond to serious incidents.</p><p>In the event of a serious incident, all prisons, including those who have a commitment of zero, receive the same level of support from the Operation Response and Resilience Unit and Tornado trained staff from other prisons if required.</p><p>The requested information is in the table attached.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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less than 2024-04-25T11:28:51.917Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:28:51.917Z
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unstar this property file name 2024-04-25 PQ 22578 table.xlsx more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-19more like thismore than 2024-04-19
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Just Stop Oil: Remand in Custody more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which some Just Stop Oil protestors who were under the age of 18 were held on remand in adult prisons. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Battersea more like this
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Marsha De Cordova more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Custody should always be a last resort for children, including on remand. The Government raised the legal test for remanding a child to custody in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. A child must have committed a violent or sexual offence or have been charged with an offence where an adult may receive a custodial sentence of 14 years, and the court must consider it very likely that the child will receive a custodial sentence.</p><p>Any person under the age of 18 will not be remanded in an adult prison. Instead, they are remanded into Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), a Secure Training Centre (STC), or Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs). Specific placement decisions for custodial remands are made by the Youth Custody Service (YCS), factoring in the needs of the child.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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less than 2024-04-25T11:29:46.037Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:29:46.037Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Reoffenders 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 people recalled to prison were recalled due to (a) new offences, (b) a lack of address and (c) non-compliance with appointments in the latest 12 months for which data is available. 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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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>Public protection is our priority. The decision to recall on offender on licensed supervision is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff following consideration of safe alternatives to recall. Where offenders are recalled, it is because they present a risk of serious harm to the public and the controls available are no longer sufficient to keep the public safe. These individuals will remain in prison for only as long as necessary to protect the public.</p><p> </p><p>Reasons for recall are recorded and published as set out in the table below. Further breakdown of recall reasons is not possible without significant manual checks.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Recall period</p></td><td><p>Oct-Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>Jan-Mar 2023*</p></td><td><p>Apr-Jun 2023</p></td><td><p>Jul-Sep 2023</p></td><td><p>% Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Recalls</p></td><td><p>6,092</p></td><td><p>6,824</p></td><td><p>6,814</p></td><td><p>7,030</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Facing further charge</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,977</p></td><td><p>1,883</p></td><td><p>1,815</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>4,378</p></td><td><p>5,047</p></td><td><p>5,038</p></td><td><p>5,376</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,286</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>1,613</p></td><td><p>1,792</p></td><td><p>1,810</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poor Behaviour - Relationships</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HDC - Time violation</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HDC - Inability to monitor</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed home visit</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HDC - Failed installation</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HDC - Equipment Tamper</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td><td><p>1,296</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol start="1"><li><p>* Figures for Jan-Mar 2023 have been revised since last publication.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>The table includes instances of offenders recalled multiple times.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>Recall reasons do not sum to the total number of recalls published, as more than one reason can be recorded against each recall.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>We routinely publish recall data at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly.</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T13:57:42.56Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:57:42.56Z
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Community Orders more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many and what proportion of people on community sentences with a supervision element was a breach recorded in the last year for which figures are available. 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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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>The supervision requirement was phased out with the introduction of Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, therefore we have used the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement as the data source in this response as the best match to Supervision.</p><p> </p><p>Between 01/04/2022 and 31/03/2023, the last full year for which data is available, breaches were initiated one or more times for 39,617 individuals with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement as part of their Community Sentence.</p><p> </p><p>During this period, the typical number of persons with an active Rehabilitation Activity Requirement was 84,608. As the caseload will vary, with a vast number of sentences commencing and ending on a daily basis, it is not possible to provide a figure for the proportion of those with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, with a breach recorded.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a breach being initiated does not necessarily mean that a breach was heard at court, or resulted in a Court hearing, they may instead have been withdrawn due to renewed compliance, at the Probation Practitioner’s professional judgement. Breaches are undertaken for a number of reasons, including non-attendance, unacceptable behaviour and commission of further offences.</p><p> </p><p>Data are as at 16/04/2024. Data are sourced from nDelius and while these data have been assured as much as practical, as with any large administrative dataset, the data should not be assumed to be accurate to the last value presented.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T14:01:31.45Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T14:01:31.45Z
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time from sentence to start of community payback in each year since 2015. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Mitcham and Morden more like this
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh more like this
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star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average days from sentence to start of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders who did not complete their first session of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Total caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td><td><p>44,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7,822</p></td><td><p>47,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>6,604</p></td><td><p>48,058</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The dataset includes all offenders starting an order with a community payback requirement between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023. The start of the community payback requirement has been defined as either the first attended session of group work, or an individual placement, or the completion of Employment, Training and Education work.</p><p>There are a variety of reason why a person hasn't completed their first community payback session. These include receiving a custodial sentence or remanded into custody, recall to prison, a warrant for their arrest, deportation, suitability of sentence and non -compliance. For issues of suitability or non-compliance requirements are returned to court for appropriate action to be taken.</p><p>People whose first community payback session took place over a year from their order start date have been excluded from the average days calculation as additional court work would need to be completed to ensure that the first session was worked within a lawful period.</p><p>People who have not completed a first work session have also been excluded from the average day calculation, along with those where a first work session has been recorded after the community payback requirement was terminated.</p><p>The 2023 figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Centrally collected data are only available from 2021.</p><p>Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 23,256 offenders did not complete their first session of community payback.</p><p>This figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Data as at 15 April 2024. Data are sourced from nDelius and while these data have been assured as much as practical, as with any large administrative dataset, the data should not be assumed to be accurate to the last value presented.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T13:55:12.607Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:55:12.607Z
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Community Orders more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have not completed their first session of community payback. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Mitcham and Morden more like this
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh more like this
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star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average days from sentence to start of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders who did not complete their first session of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Total caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td><td><p>44,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7,822</p></td><td><p>47,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>6,604</p></td><td><p>48,058</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The dataset includes all offenders starting an order with a community payback requirement between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023. The start of the community payback requirement has been defined as either the first attended session of group work, or an individual placement, or the completion of Employment, Training and Education work.</p><p>There are a variety of reason why a person hasn't completed their first community payback session. These include receiving a custodial sentence or remanded into custody, recall to prison, a warrant for their arrest, deportation, suitability of sentence and non -compliance. For issues of suitability or non-compliance requirements are returned to court for appropriate action to be taken.</p><p>People whose first community payback session took place over a year from their order start date have been excluded from the average days calculation as additional court work would need to be completed to ensure that the first session was worked within a lawful period.</p><p>People who have not completed a first work session have also been excluded from the average day calculation, along with those where a first work session has been recorded after the community payback requirement was terminated.</p><p>The 2023 figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Centrally collected data are only available from 2021.</p><p>Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 23,256 offenders did not complete their first session of community payback.</p><p>This figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Data as at 15 April 2024. Data are sourced from nDelius and while these data have been assured as much as practical, as with any large administrative dataset, the data should not be assumed to be accurate to the last value presented.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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unstar this property hansard heading Prisons: Clinical Psychologists more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many psychologists were employed in prisons on average in each year since 2010. more like this
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, and the latest publication covers data up to 31 December 2023. The average number of psychologists is given in table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - Average number of psychologists<sup>1</sup> in HMPPS <sup>2</sup> for each calendar year from 2010 to 2023</p><p>(full-time equivalent)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>816</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>862</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Only including staff in HMPPS bands 5 to 11 and will include trainee psychologists. Staff in groupworker or administrative roles in psychology at bands 3 and 4 are excluded.</p><p>2. Psychologists employed in the Probation Service are not included.</p>
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less than 2024-04-23T13:11:54.41Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:11:54.41Z
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Housing 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 ensure people leaving prison have settled accommodation upon release. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is committed to preventing homelessness and works closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Welsh Government to do so. Prisons and probation have a statutory duty to refer someone at risk of homelessness to a local authority for assistance, and we have worked closely with DLUHC on the design and delivery of their Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme. We have set up a Cross-Whitehall Accommodation Board, attended by officials from MoJ, HMPPS, Welsh Government and DLUHC, to ensure collaboration across policy and operational areas. In the year to March 2023, 86% of prison leavers were in accommodation on their first night of release from custody (excluding cases where the status was unknown). This is up from 80% in 2019-20, the year immediately before our accommodation investments began.</p><p>In July 2021, we launched our groundbreaking Community Accommodation Service Tier-3 in five probation regions, to guarantee up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation to prison leavers subject to probation supervision who are at risk of homelessness on release, including those released under the End of Custody Supervised Licence measure. From April 2023, the service was expanded across all probation regions in England and Wales and continues to bring new beds online as the service embeds. By January 2023, the proportion of offenders housed on the first night of their release from custody was 7.6 percentage points higher in CAS3 regions versus non-CAS3 regions.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T14:03:23.833Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T14:03:23.833Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Housing more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure prison leavers do not become homeless upon release. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is committed to preventing homelessness and works closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Welsh Government to do so. Prisons and probation have a statutory duty to refer someone at risk of homelessness to a local authority for assistance, and we have worked closely with DLUHC on the design and delivery of their Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme. We have set up a Cross-Whitehall Accommodation Board, attended by officials from MoJ, HMPPS, Welsh Government and DLUHC, to ensure collaboration across policy and operational areas. In the year to March 2023, 86% of prison leavers were in accommodation on their first night of release from custody (excluding cases where the status was unknown). This is up from 80% in 2019-20, the year immediately before our accommodation investments began.</p><p>In July 2021, we launched our groundbreaking Community Accommodation Service Tier-3 in five probation regions, to guarantee up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation to prison leavers subject to probation supervision who are at risk of homelessness on release, including those released under the End of Custody Supervised Licence measure. From April 2023, the service was expanded across all probation regions in England and Wales and continues to bring new beds online as the service embeds. By January 2023, the proportion of offenders housed on the first night of their release from custody was 7.6 percentage points higher in CAS3 regions versus non-CAS3 regions.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 21766 more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T14:03:23.897Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T14:03:23.897Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
star this property answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Housing more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 programme in ensuring prison leavers find settled accommodation following up to 12 weeks of temporary accommodation. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 21768 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>HMPPS Community Accommodation Service (CAS) provides transitional accommodation via three tiers of support, each focused on a different cohort. CAS3 was launched in July 2021, providing up to 12 weeks’ guaranteed accommodation on release for those leaving prison at risk of homelessness, with support to move on to settled accommodation. Initially implemented in five probation regions (Yorkshire and the Humber; North West; Greater Manchester; East of England; and Kent, Surrey and Sussex), the service was rolled out to Wales in June 2022. From April 2023, the CAS3 service was operating in all probation regions in England and Wales. By January 2023, the proportion of offenders housed on the first night of their release from custody was 7.6 percentage points higher in CAS3 regions versus non-CAS3 regions.</p><p> </p><p>We are undertaking an evaluation of the impact of CAS3 on offenders’ obtaining settled accommodation and employment, and on re-offending outcomes. The report is due to be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office’s report “Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending”, published in May 2023, looks at the impact of CAS3 on accommodation outcomes during the period up to February 2023. It can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/improving-resettlement-support-for-prison-leavers-to-reduce-reoffending.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/improving-resettlement-support-for-prison-leavers-to-reduce-reoffending.pdf. </a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 21769 more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T14:04:52.177Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T14:04:52.177Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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4638
unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Housing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison leavers went on to live in settled accommodation after using the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 in the most recent period for which figures are available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 21769 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>HMPPS Community Accommodation Service (CAS) provides transitional accommodation via three tiers of support, each focused on a different cohort. CAS3 was launched in July 2021, providing up to 12 weeks’ guaranteed accommodation on release for those leaving prison at risk of homelessness, with support to move on to settled accommodation. Initially implemented in five probation regions (Yorkshire and the Humber; North West; Greater Manchester; East of England; and Kent, Surrey and Sussex), the service was rolled out to Wales in June 2022. From April 2023, the CAS3 service was operating in all probation regions in England and Wales. By January 2023, the proportion of offenders housed on the first night of their release from custody was 7.6 percentage points higher in CAS3 regions versus non-CAS3 regions.</p><p> </p><p>We are undertaking an evaluation of the impact of CAS3 on offenders’ obtaining settled accommodation and employment, and on re-offending outcomes. The report is due to be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office’s report “Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending”, published in May 2023, looks at the impact of CAS3 on accommodation outcomes during the period up to February 2023. It can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/improving-resettlement-support-for-prison-leavers-to-reduce-reoffending.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/improving-resettlement-support-for-prison-leavers-to-reduce-reoffending.pdf. </a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T14:04:53.35Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T14:04:53.35Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure support is provided to prison leavers between the end of the HM Prison and Probation Services' Creating Future Opportunities CFO3 project and CFO Activity Hubs and delivery of the CFO Evolution programme; and how information will be disseminated to prison leavers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
star this property uin 21772 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>We will deliver continuous support for prison leavers during the transition from the CFO3 and CFO Activity Hubs programmes to the CFO Evolution programme by allowing adequate implementation and migration time as appropriate between the existing and new programmes. Information about the CFO programmes will be disseminated to prison leavers by the current and new providers and the HMPPS CFO team. Comprehensive mobilisation and transition plans are in place to ensure participants on the programme will notice little difference during this period.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T13:15:39.177Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:15:39.177Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a complete list of prisons in England and Wales in which the 18-day prisoner early release scheme has (a) applied and (b) continues to apply. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan more like this
star this property uin 21908 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) is a temporary measure and is used in a targeted way where its use is only where it is absolutely necessary. For this reason, the list of prisons varies according to need.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T13:17:28.497Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:17:28.497Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
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star this property date less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons will be included in the extension of the end of custody supervised licence measure from 35 to 60-days. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
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Kevin Brennan more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
star this property answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) is a temporary measure and is used in a targeted way where its use is only where it is absolutely necessary. For this reason, the list of prisons varies according to need.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2024-04-23T13:17:28.543Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-23T13:17:28.543Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this