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<p>As of 6 March 2020, 29% of Managing Chaplains in prisons in England and Wales were
Muslim. No information is held centrally of the faith adherence ten years ago of managing
chaplains (or their then equivalent). As of 31 December 2019, 16% of prisoners in
England Wales declared that they were Muslim.</p><p> </p><p>Data on prisoner religion
up to December 2019 is shown below. These figures are regularly published on gov.uk
under table 1.5 of the prison statistics information.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1.5: Prison population by religion and sex</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="7"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>31-Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Dec-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage
change December <br> 2018 to 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Males and
Females</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,236</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,634</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,710</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>83,810</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,868</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Christian</p></td><td><p>39,293</p></td><td><p>39,515</p></td><td><p>39,257</p></td><td><p>39,731</p></td><td><p>39,176</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Anglican</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,496</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,480</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,273</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,389</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,225</em></p></td><td><p><em>-2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Free
Church</em></p></td><td><p><em>758</em></p></td><td><p><em>737</em></p></td><td><p><em>739</em></p></td><td><p><em>770</em></p></td><td><p><em>753</em></p></td><td><p><em>-1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Roman
Catholic</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,094</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,160</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,194</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,350</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,183</em></p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other
Christian</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,945</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,138</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,051</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,222</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,015</em></p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>12,894</p></td><td><p>13,008</p></td><td><p>13,341</p></td><td><p>13,474</p></td><td><p>13,424</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindu</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sikh</p></td><td><p>638</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>588</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>-11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buddhist</p></td><td><p>1,575</p></td><td><p>1,619</p></td><td><p>1,603</p></td><td><p>1,627</p></td><td><p>1,661</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jewish</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
religious group</p></td><td><p>1,838</p></td><td><p>1,876</p></td><td><p>1,910</p></td><td><p>1,955</p></td><td><p>1,965</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non
recognised</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No
religion</p></td><td><p>25,053</p></td><td><p>25,034</p></td><td><p>25,023</p></td><td><p>25,455</p></td><td><p>25,099</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
recorded</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Males</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>78,476</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>78,802</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>78,940</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,943</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,165</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Christian</p></td><td><p>37,119</p></td><td><p>37,336</p></td><td><p>37,167</p></td><td><p>37,607</p></td><td><p>37,102</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Anglican</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,827</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,789</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,632</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,763</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,604</em></p></td><td><p><em>-2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Free
Church</em></p></td><td><p><em>703</em></p></td><td><p><em>685</em></p></td><td><p><em>693</em></p></td><td><p><em>716</em></p></td><td><p><em>707</em></p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Roman
Catholic</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,377</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,438</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,473</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,606</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,470</em></p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other
Christian</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,212</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,424</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,369</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,522</em></p></td><td><p><em>10,321</em></p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>12,659</p></td><td><p>12,782</p></td><td><p>13,098</p></td><td><p>13,222</p></td><td><p>13,183</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindu</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>-7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sikh</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>-10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buddhist</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>1,534</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td><td><p>1,548</p></td><td><p>1,586</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jewish</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
religious group</p></td><td><p>1,735</p></td><td><p>1,774</p></td><td><p>1,806</p></td><td><p>1,850</p></td><td><p>1,855</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non
recognised</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No
religion</p></td><td><p>23,919</p></td><td><p>23,846</p></td><td><p>23,827</p></td><td><p>24,204</p></td><td><p>23,944</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
recorded</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Females</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,760</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,832</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,867</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,703</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-2%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
Christian</p></td><td><p>2,174</p></td><td><p>2,179</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td><td><p>2,074</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Anglican</em></p></td><td><p><em>669</em></p></td><td><p><em>691</em></p></td><td><p><em>641</em></p></td><td><p><em>626</em></p></td><td><p><em>621</em></p></td><td><p><em>-7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Free
Church</em></p></td><td><p><em>55</em></p></td><td><p><em>52</em></p></td><td><p><em>46</em></p></td><td><p><em>54</em></p></td><td><p><em>46</em></p></td><td><p><em>**</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Roman
Catholic</em></p></td><td><p><em>717</em></p></td><td><p><em>722</em></p></td><td><p><em>721</em></p></td><td><p><em>744</em></p></td><td><p><em>713</em></p></td><td><p><em>-1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other
Christian</em></p></td><td><p><em>733</em></p></td><td><p><em>714</em></p></td><td><p><em>682</em></p></td><td><p><em>700</em></p></td><td><p><em>694</em></p></td><td><p><em>-5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindu</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sikh</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buddhist</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jewish</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
religious group</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non
recognised</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No
religion</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,188</p></td><td><p>1,196</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
recorded</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>**</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The role of Managing Chaplain is predominantly managerial rather than faith
based and posts are filled through fair and open competition in line with Civil Service
guidelines.</p>
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