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<p>As set out in my response to PQ178535, one of the measures Her Majesty’s Prison
and Probation Service (HMPPS) implemented after stepping in to run HM Prison Birmingham
was to temporarily reduce the operational capacity by 300 places. The capacity reduction
was not immediate and was delivered over time with the gradual reduction of the prison’s
population through a combination of: end of sentence releases, diversion of court
allocations to other prisons in the region and routine allocations of sentenced prisoners
to other establishments as part of their sentence progression as is normal for a prison
with a ‘local’ function.</p><p>Men who were transferred were subject to the same criteria
as all prison moves, taking into account a range of factors such as security category,
resettlement needs and release address, offending behaviour needs and personal circumstances.</p>
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