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1139802

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date	17/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 270730 on Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, whether all prison staff who are not directly employed by HMPPS have access to (a) occupational health services, (b) employee assistance programmes, (c) trauma support services and (d) personal well-being zones.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	278444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS value the contribution made by external partners to HMPPS and work collaboratively with suppliers to ensure the health and safety of non-directly employed staff in prison and probation sites</p><p>Prison staff not directly employed by HMPPS can have access to the Employee Assistance Programme, trauma support services and personal well-being zones. These arrangements are agreed by officials in consultation with our external partners. However, it is normal practice for most of our external partners to have their own support arrangements in place for their staff.</p><p> </p><p>Prison staff not directly employed by HMPPS do not have access to all occupational health services because occupational health is the responsibility of their employer.</p><p> </p><p>However, contractors and third party supplier staff do have access to a 24 hour body fluid exposure and sharps injury help line, which gives non-directly employed prison staff access to immediate and specialist advice and guidance from a nurse following a suspected and actual body fluid exposure incident. This is part of our commitment to helping to protect staff from the risk of contracting blood borne viruses.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2019 15:36:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1139803

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 270730 on Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, what assessment he has made of risk to prison staff who are (a) directly employed by HMPPS and (b) contractors of (i) exposure to new psychoactive substances, (ii) assaults with excreta and (iii) other assaults.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	278445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>With regard non HMPPS employees working in prisons, we work closely at all levels with their employers and staff unions. There is a wide range of procedures and systems in place across the estate to control and mitigate their exposures to the risk referred to.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance was issued in 2017 on the control of secondary exposure and scientific research into the risk commenced in May 2018 and is currently focused on post-exposure testing of staff across ten prisons. It has been agreed that the testing programme will be expanded to include a further 10 prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Violence against those working in prisons will never be tolerated. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act received Royal Assent on 13 September and came into force on 13 November. This will increase the penalty, from 6 to 12 months, for those who assault emergency workers including prison officers. We provide post-incident care teams, occupational health support and counselling for members of staff who are assaulted while doing their jobs.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2019 15:55:59 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1139804

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 270730 on Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, what steps he is taking to support the physical, emotional and social well-being of prison staff who are not directly employed by HMPPS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	278446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS value the contribution made by external partners to HMPPS and work collaboratively with suppliers and their staff unions to ensure both the physical health and safety and the emotional well-being of non-directly employed staff in prison and probation sites.</p><p> </p><p>There is a wide range of Health and Safety procedures and systems in place across the estate to control and mitigate exposures to the risks referred to.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS Health, Safety and Fire conduct workplace inspections to identify any hazards and introduce safety measures within the workplace before such hazards cause harm to all staff (whether employed directly or indirectly), offenders and visitors. This is an integral part of the HMPPS Health, Safety and Fire risk management system</p><p> </p><p>In terms of emotional and social staff support, prison staff not directly employed by HMPPS can have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), trauma support services and personal well-being zones. The EAP 24/7 helpline is accessible confidentially and without the need for line manager referral. The helpline provides access to counselling for work or non-work related issues, legal and consumer advice, as well as support for managers in handling of sensitive situations. These can all aid emotional and social well-being for not directly employed staff in prisons</p><p> </p><p>Violence against those working in prisons will never be tolerated. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act received Royal Assent on 13 September and came into force on 13 November. This will increase the penalty, from 6 to 12 months, for those who assault emergency workers including prison officers. We provide post-incident care teams, occupational health support and counselling for members of staff who are assaulted while doing their jobs.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2019 16:01:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1135566

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans in place to ensure the urgent availability of immunisation against Hepatitis for all prison personnel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	270729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA), all employers must provide (so far as is reasonably practicable) a safe place of work and safe systems of work. This includes HM Prison and Probation Service for public sector prisons, and G4S/Sodexo/Serco for privately managed prisons.HM Prison and Probation Service offers and provides Hepatitis B vaccinations, followed by all required vaccination courses and/or blood tests, to ensure staff are protected at work. These are administered by our Occupational Health supplier, Optima Health, for Prison Officers, First Aid Officers and Operational Support grade staff across public sector prisons in England and Wales. The majority of public sector prisons have received Hepatitis B immunisation clinics in 2019. The remaining establishments will receive their clinics in the next few months. Human resources arrangements in privately managed prisons, including offering and providing Hepatitis B vaccinations, are the responsibility of providers. There is no preventative vaccine to protect against Hepatitis C. Therefore, post exposure management such as immediate first aid followed by appropriate risk assessment, is essential. Staff in public sector prisons receive education and training on safe systems of work, universal precautions, hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment in relation to dealing with body fluids at work. Use of blood spillage kits are used by trained individuals only.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Occupational health (OH) intervention in HMPPS includes provision of immediate and clinical advice by specialist nurses following suspected and actual blood to blood exposure incidents for staff at all levels via a HMPPS 24/7 telephone advice line.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/07/2019 16:57:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1135568

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of health and safety conditions for prison staff.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	270730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The health and safety of our staff and those in our care remains our primary priority. Risks to staff are assessed and suitable controls implemented accordingly. The efficacy of those controls is monitored at local and national level via a variety of processes including joint audit work with prison unions. HM Prison &amp; Probation Service’s (HMPPS) leadership team is kept regularly informed of trends in injuries and ill health and of the status of occupational risks its staff is facing and is thereby in a position to respond accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS recognises that the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of employees is paramount. All HMPPS staff have access to an occupational health service and employee assistance programme. This includes 24 hour, 365 days a year access to signposting and counselling; trauma support services; a wide ranging health promotion website and personal wellbeing zone.</p><p> </p><p>It is a priority to ensure that prisons are places of safety and reform and the government has invested an additional £70 million investment in safety, security and decency. This has included £16 million to improve conditions for prisoners and staff and £7 million on new security measures, such as security scanners, improved searching techniques, phone-blocking technology and a financial crime unit to target the criminal kingpins operating in prisons</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 15:50:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1121271

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving prosecution rates for knife crime.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	910350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are working quickly to tackle this serious issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our strong response, the Prime Minister hosted a Serious Youth Violence Summit at 10 Downing Street, with the support of the Home Secretary, from 1 to 4 April, which I took part in.</p><p> </p><p>The Summit will now lead on to an increased programme of work across Government and beyond that will be overseen by a new Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Prime Minister, to drive action across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 910353 question first answered 11/04/2019 12:17:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077268

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Intestacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>827</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Number of Referrals</p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>1755</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1660</p></td><td><p>51.1%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>39.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>1964</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>49.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4925</p></td><td><p>13.9%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>3130</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>75.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>1643</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>59.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td><td><p>32.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>63.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>1657</p></td><td><p>26.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/03/2019 13:27:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper