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tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
min question first answered	2019-07-04T12:59:41.463Z
max ddp modified	2020-03-04T22:25:59.802Z
min answer › question first answered	2019-05-20T16:50:12.153Z
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answer › answering member printed	Lord Keen of Elie
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04/03/2020

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Prisons: Islam

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25277

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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Keen of Elie on 3 March (HL Deb, cols 507–9), what estimate they have made of the percentage of Muslim managing chaplains in prisons in England and Wales (1) currently, and (2) 10 years ago; and what percentage of current prisoners are Muslim.

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL2231

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is ministerial correction

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13/03/2020

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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. 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. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7">Table 1.5: Prison population by religion and sex</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>31-Dec-18</td><td>31-Mar-19</td><td>30-Jun-19</td><td>30-Sep-19</td><td>31-Dec-19</td><td>Percentage change December 2018 to 2019</td></tr><tr><td>Males and Females</td><td>82,236</td><td>82,634</td><td>82,710</td><td>83,810</td><td>82,868</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>39,293</td><td>39,515</td><td>39,257</td><td>39,731</td><td>39,176</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>13,496</td><td>13,480</td><td>13,273</td><td>13,389</td><td>13,225</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>758</td><td>737</td><td>739</td><td>770</td><td>753</td><td>-1%</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>14,094</td><td>14,160</td><td>14,194</td><td>14,350</td><td>14,183</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>10,945</td><td>11,138</td><td>11,051</td><td>11,222</td><td>11,015</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>12,894</td><td>13,008</td><td>13,341</td><td>13,474</td><td>13,424</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>361</td><td>343</td><td>341</td><td>354</td><td>342</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>638</td><td>611</td><td>601</td><td>588</td><td>571</td><td>-11%</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>1,575</td><td>1,619</td><td>1,603</td><td>1,627</td><td>1,661</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>482</td><td>477</td><td>494</td><td>502</td><td>495</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>1,838</td><td>1,876</td><td>1,910</td><td>1,955</td><td>1,965</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>25,053</td><td>25,034</td><td>25,023</td><td>25,455</td><td>25,099</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>96</td><td>144</td><td>134</td><td>119</td><td>128</td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Males</td><td>78,476</td><td>78,802</td><td>78,940</td><td>79,943</td><td>79,165</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>37,119</td><td>37,336</td><td>37,167</td><td>37,607</td><td>37,102</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>12,827</td><td>12,789</td><td>12,632</td><td>12,763</td><td>12,604</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>703</td><td>685</td><td>693</td><td>716</td><td>707</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>13,377</td><td>13,438</td><td>13,473</td><td>13,606</td><td>13,470</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>10,212</td><td>10,424</td><td>10,369</td><td>10,522</td><td>10,321</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>12,659</td><td>12,782</td><td>13,098</td><td>13,222</td><td>13,183</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>350</td><td>329</td><td>327</td><td>337</td><td>326</td><td>-7%</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>618</td><td>589</td><td>581</td><td>571</td><td>555</td><td>-10%</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>1,500</td><td>1,534</td><td>1,524</td><td>1,548</td><td>1,586</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>476</td><td>469</td><td>484</td><td>495</td><td>487</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>1,735</td><td>1,774</td><td>1,806</td><td>1,850</td><td>1,855</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>23,919</td><td>23,846</td><td>23,827</td><td>24,204</td><td>23,944</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>94</td><td>136</td><td>120</td><td>104</td><td>121</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Females</td><td>3,760</td><td>3,832</td><td>3,770</td><td>3,867</td><td>3,703</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>2,174</td><td>2,179</td><td>2,090</td><td>2,124</td><td>2,074</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>669</td><td>691</td><td>641</td><td>626</td><td>621</td><td>-7%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>55</td><td>52</td><td>46</td><td>54</td><td>46</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>717</td><td>722</td><td>721</td><td>744</td><td>713</td><td>-1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>733</td><td>714</td><td>682</td><td>700</td><td>694</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>235</td><td>226</td><td>243</td><td>252</td><td>241</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>11</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>20</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>75</td><td>85</td><td>79</td><td>79</td><td>75</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>103</td><td>102</td><td>104</td><td>105</td><td>110</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>1,134</td><td>1,188</td><td>1,196</td><td>1,251</td><td>1,155</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>**</td></tr></tbody></table> 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.

answering member printed

Lord Keen of Elie

question first answered

13/03/2020 14:04:06

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4538

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3153

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07/01/2020

answering body

Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Islamist Extremism in Prisons, Probation and Youth Justice Review

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25277

pref label	House of Lords

question text

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the murders of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones on 29 November 2019, what plans they have to reassess the recommendations of the Review of Islamist extremism in prisons, probation and youth justice led by Ian Acheson, published in August 2016.

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL161

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

20/01/2020

answer text

Following Ian Acheson’s 2016 review, which included several recommendations, the Department responded to the review and took a number of steps to refresh its approach to the management of terrorist offenders in prison and on probation, for example, this included the establishment of a separation centre and the implementation of enhanced vetting for prison chaplains of all faiths. In the wake of the London Bridge attack, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service will undertake an internal review of the recommendations made by Ian Acheson in 2016 to look again at any lessons that can be learned. We will work closely with the Home Office (lead department on counter-terrorism policy) and other security agencies.

answering member printed

Lord Keen of Elie

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20/01/2020 17:09:05

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4538

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3153

label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch