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1219750
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a prison whistleblowing hotline to enable staff to confidentially report health and safety concerns (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will introduce such a hotline. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 67703 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>Staff are aware that they can report H&amp;S concerns to their line managers, or a H&amp;S qualified practitioner present at each establishment. The Ministry of Justice has whistle blowing procedures in place for employees who wish to raise any concerns, including the endangering of an individual’s health and safety. The current H&amp;S reporting system also provides a reliable local and national reporting and recording tool that allows staff to voice their concerns and for H&amp;S teams to monitor and take action where necessary. We therefore do not have any current plans to initiate a specific whistleblowing hotline or campaign.</p><p>All staff receive a full H&amp;S induction upon commencement of their roles, which includes an introduction and explanation of the reporting and investigation process and local or notifications and contingencies are published by Governors advising staff of risks and to implement controls as necessary.</p><p>HMPPS operates both national and local health and safety committees across probation and custody in line with the legal requirements for consultation on health and safety matters and maintains active engagement with health and safety representatives. Such committees are held at least quarterly and attendance by staff and union representatives is actively encouraged. This is in addition to an extensive range of informal consultation and liaison both nationally and locally.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67704 more like this
67705 more like this
67706 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.36Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.36Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1219751
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a whistleblowing hotline to enable prison staff to confidentially report health and safety concerns (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 67704 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>Staff are aware that they can report H&amp;S concerns to their line managers, or a H&amp;S qualified practitioner present at each establishment. The Ministry of Justice has whistle blowing procedures in place for employees who wish to raise any concerns, including the endangering of an individual’s health and safety. The current H&amp;S reporting system also provides a reliable local and national reporting and recording tool that allows staff to voice their concerns and for H&amp;S teams to monitor and take action where necessary. We therefore do not have any current plans to initiate a specific whistleblowing hotline or campaign.</p><p>All staff receive a full H&amp;S induction upon commencement of their roles, which includes an introduction and explanation of the reporting and investigation process and local or notifications and contingencies are published by Governors advising staff of risks and to implement controls as necessary.</p><p>HMPPS operates both national and local health and safety committees across probation and custody in line with the legal requirements for consultation on health and safety matters and maintains active engagement with health and safety representatives. Such committees are held at least quarterly and attendance by staff and union representatives is actively encouraged. This is in addition to an extensive range of informal consultation and liaison both nationally and locally.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67703 more like this
67705 more like this
67706 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.437Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.437Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1219752
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of launching a campaign to raise awareness among prison staff of their health and safety legal rights (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will launch such a campaign. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 67705 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>Staff are aware that they can report H&amp;S concerns to their line managers, or a H&amp;S qualified practitioner present at each establishment. The Ministry of Justice has whistle blowing procedures in place for employees who wish to raise any concerns, including the endangering of an individual’s health and safety. The current H&amp;S reporting system also provides a reliable local and national reporting and recording tool that allows staff to voice their concerns and for H&amp;S teams to monitor and take action where necessary. We therefore do not have any current plans to initiate a specific whistleblowing hotline or campaign.</p><p>All staff receive a full H&amp;S induction upon commencement of their roles, which includes an introduction and explanation of the reporting and investigation process and local or notifications and contingencies are published by Governors advising staff of risks and to implement controls as necessary.</p><p>HMPPS operates both national and local health and safety committees across probation and custody in line with the legal requirements for consultation on health and safety matters and maintains active engagement with health and safety representatives. Such committees are held at least quarterly and attendance by staff and union representatives is actively encouraged. This is in addition to an extensive range of informal consultation and liaison both nationally and locally.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67703 more like this
67704 more like this
67706 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.483Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.483Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1219753
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a campaign to raise awareness among prison staff of their health and safety legal rights (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 67706 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>Staff are aware that they can report H&amp;S concerns to their line managers, or a H&amp;S qualified practitioner present at each establishment. The Ministry of Justice has whistle blowing procedures in place for employees who wish to raise any concerns, including the endangering of an individual’s health and safety. The current H&amp;S reporting system also provides a reliable local and national reporting and recording tool that allows staff to voice their concerns and for H&amp;S teams to monitor and take action where necessary. We therefore do not have any current plans to initiate a specific whistleblowing hotline or campaign.</p><p>All staff receive a full H&amp;S induction upon commencement of their roles, which includes an introduction and explanation of the reporting and investigation process and local or notifications and contingencies are published by Governors advising staff of risks and to implement controls as necessary.</p><p>HMPPS operates both national and local health and safety committees across probation and custody in line with the legal requirements for consultation on health and safety matters and maintains active engagement with health and safety representatives. Such committees are held at least quarterly and attendance by staff and union representatives is actively encouraged. This is in addition to an extensive range of informal consultation and liaison both nationally and locally.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67703 more like this
67704 more like this
67705 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.547Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T14:59:17.547Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1219754
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Risk Assessment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information on prison risk assessments his Department has shared with education providers. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 67707 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>We continue to work collaboratively with all key prison education stakeholders, especially throughout the current pandemic period. The Exceptional Delivery Model for Education and Libraries is currently being developed in close consultation with all Prison Education Framework (PEF) providers to assist prisons in reinstating elements of their regimes in a safe and controlled way. This means that everyone working in prisons will have a very clear understanding of any risks and the appropriate mitigating measures.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T15:04:13.893Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T15:04:13.893Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1219925
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Courts: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the backlog of criminal cases in the courts of limits on access for legal representatives to clients in custody as a result of the restricted regime on the custodial estate in England and Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 67588 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-09more like thismore than 2020-07-09
answer text <p>Alongside the closure of courts, the government suspended all but exceptional visits to prisons in March 2020. This was to ensure the safety of both prisoners and our staff through the pandemic.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunal Service and HM Prison and Probation Service are working closely to reduce the backlog of court cases. As a result, crime recovery work is now moving at pace and we are operating jury trials in 41 crown courts. This has been a significant achievement, involving close working with public health partners. Further crown courts will be resuming jury trials throughout the course of this month. Throughout the pandemic, crown courts have continued to deal with pre-trial preparation hearings, case management and sentencing custody cases, among other hearings.</p><p>Despite the absence of physical visits, prisoners do maintain the right to access legal advice, and we have looked to ensure that prisoners continue to have the tools to make contact with their legal representatives via telephone, video link or written correspondence.</p><p>Since the outbreak of the pandemic we have enhanced the capability of prison videoconferencing facilities, particularly to support priority court work such as sentencing hearings and prisoners approaching their parole hearing dates. We have made use of the additional 1,250 mobile phones issued to prisons without in-cell telephony in order to facilitate private conversations with legal advisors, alongside encouraging governors to ensure prisoners can have conversations with their representatives in confidence.</p><p>We are also taking steps to increase the available capacity of video conferencing across the estate through increased operating hours to include longer hours during the weekdays, and at some locations on Saturdays. This will sit alongside renewed guidance to all governors on the importance of making sure that adequate time for legal advice is made available to prisoners where possible. Alongside this work, we are increasing the physical number of video link outlets at some critical sites where capacity is limited, as well as to support specialist courts, including youth and women’s prisons, together with the re-purposing of some unused spaces within prisons for more video link capacity.</p><p>As stated in our National Framework for recovery in prisons, we are adapting aspects of prison regime, in consultation with trade unions and health partners, to restart key services. We are consulting representatives of the legal profession on the resumption of legal visits so that they can resume in a safe manner.</p><p>The measures set out above seek to minimise potential delays or adjournments due to defence counsel being unable to receive instructions from their clients and therefore minimise the impact on victims caused by delays in their cases being heard in court.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67589 more like this
67590 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-09T16:36:25.567Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-09T16:36:25.567Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
1219926
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-01more like thismore than 2020-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Administration of Justice: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to timely justice for victims of limits on access for legal representatives to clients in custody as a result of the restricted regime on the custodial estate in England and Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 67589 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-09more like thismore than 2020-07-09
answer text <p>Alongside the closure of courts, the government suspended all but exceptional visits to prisons in March 2020. This was to ensure the safety of both prisoners and our staff through the pandemic.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunal Service and HM Prison and Probation Service are working closely to reduce the backlog of court cases. As a result, crime recovery work is now moving at pace and we are operating jury trials in 41 crown courts. This has been a significant achievement, involving close working with public health partners. Further crown courts will be resuming jury trials throughout the course of this month. Throughout the pandemic, crown courts have continued to deal with pre-trial preparation hearings, case management and sentencing custody cases, among other hearings.</p><p>Despite the absence of physical visits, prisoners do maintain the right to access legal advice, and we have looked to ensure that prisoners continue to have the tools to make contact with their legal representatives via telephone, video link or written correspondence.</p><p>Since the outbreak of the pandemic we have enhanced the capability of prison videoconferencing facilities, particularly to support priority court work such as sentencing hearings and prisoners approaching their parole hearing dates. We have made use of the additional 1,250 mobile phones issued to prisons without in-cell telephony in order to facilitate private conversations with legal advisors, alongside encouraging governors to ensure prisoners can have conversations with their representatives in confidence.</p><p>We are also taking steps to increase the available capacity of video conferencing across the estate through increased operating hours to include longer hours during the weekdays, and at some locations on Saturdays. This will sit alongside renewed guidance to all governors on the importance of making sure that adequate time for legal advice is made available to prisoners where possible. Alongside this work, we are increasing the physical number of video link outlets at some critical sites where capacity is limited, as well as to support specialist courts, including youth and women’s prisons, together with the re-purposing of some unused spaces within prisons for more video link capacity.</p><p>As stated in our National Framework for recovery in prisons, we are adapting aspects of prison regime, in consultation with trade unions and health partners, to restart key services. We are consulting representatives of the legal profession on the resumption of legal visits so that they can resume in a safe manner.</p><p>The measures set out above seek to minimise potential delays or adjournments due to defence counsel being unable to receive instructions from their clients and therefore minimise the impact on victims caused by delays in their cases being heard in court.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
grouped question UIN
67588 more like this
67590 more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-07-09T16:36:25.66Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
1219207
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-30more like thismore than 2020-06-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2020 to Question 49084 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many (a) cases of covid-19 and (b) covid-19 related deaths there have been in each prison in England and Wales as of 6 July 2020; and if he will publish that data on a weekly basis. more like this
tabling member constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd more like this
tabling member printed
Liz Saville Roberts more like this
uin 66950 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>The Government has put robust measures in place to protect staff and offenders from Covid-19 and introduce ‘compartmentalisation’, to isolate those prisoners with symptoms, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.</p><p>Overall, prisons are seeing a decline in the numbers of new cases. The data in the table below shows the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases broken down by prison as of Friday 19 June 2020. These figures reflect the total number of recorded positive cases of Covid-19 since the first confirmed cases in mid-March, not the number of live cases. It includes individuals that have recovered.</p><p>The numbers reported will be affected by a number of variables, including the availability of testing locally which can result in differences between sites and regions and as self-reported (for staff) through HMPPS management lines for central collation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff</strong><strong> cases</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall (IRC)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (male)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk/Prescoed</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Verne</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>972</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>499</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>- Only prison establishments are included in this table and not Young Offenders Institutions, Secure Training Centres or Secure Children’s Homes.</p><p>- The symbol ~ denotes suppressed values of 3 or fewer to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of prisoners who have sadly died and Covid-19 is suspected to be the cause. This data is correct as of Friday 19 June and is broken down by prison.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoner deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>- Data for prisoner deaths represents individuals where Covid-19 is suspected to be the cause.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of prison staff who have sadly died having tested positive for Covid-19. This data is correct as of Friday 19 June and is broken down by prison.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prison staff deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>- Data for staff deaths represents individuals that have been confirmed as having Covid-19, though it is not necessarily the cause of death.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has started publishing a weekly release of Covid-19 related statistics. This includes confirmed Covid-19 cases in prisoners and children in custody; and deaths among prisoners and children in custody where Covid-19 is suspected to be the cause. These statistics provide total numbers across England and Wales, we do not plan to publish these statistics at an establishment level.</p><p>The statistics release can be found here each Friday:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
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less than 2020-07-06T15:14:51.693Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T15:14:51.693Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-30more like thismore than 2020-06-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been diverted to another custodial facility during (a) transfers and (b) new entrances as a result of limited capacity in the reverse cohorting unit of the initially intended facility in each week since the cohorting strategy was introduced. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
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Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 66835 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-07more like thismore than 2020-07-07
answer text <p>The Government acted quickly to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in prisons by implementing restricted regimes to comply with national social distancing guidance and limiting inter-prison transfers. Prisons have also implemented a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals. Latest public health advice suggests these measures have limited the spread of the virus and minimised the number of deaths.</p><p>The decision as to where prisoners are transferred following a court appearance is managed by HMPPS. When local prisons have insufficient capacity in their reverse cohorting units to accept all prisoners from their assigned court(s) for that day, prisoners are diverted to another local prison where space is available in their reverse cohorting unit.In all cases, the receiving prison will always be suitable to manage the requirements of a newly remanded or convicted prisoner.</p><p>The table below shows the number of prisoners since 01<sup>st</sup> April who, rather than being taken to the local prison assigned to the court where their hearing was held, were diverted to another local prison where space was available in their reverse cohorting unit.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of prisoners who, following a court appearance were diverted to another prison where space was available in their Reverse Cohorting Unit</p></td><td><p>1377</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>2544</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 31 March, all inter-prison transfers have required approval by the HMPPS command structure before any transfer has taken place. Decisions to approve transfer take into account the available capacity in reverse cohorting units to ensure any prisoner transferred, can be held separately from the remainder of the general population in their new prison for 14 days. As such, there have been no prisoners diverted to another prison as a result of limited capacity in the reverse cohorting unit of the initially intended prison.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-07-07T16:19:56.637Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-07T16:19:56.637Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
1219322
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-30more like thismore than 2020-06-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on new community cases of covid-19 resulting from infected prison leavers. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 66836 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-07more like thismore than 2020-07-07
answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the information requested.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer remove filter
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less than 2020-07-07T16:21:18.63Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-07T16:21:18.63Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this