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794360

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	115333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794375

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were transferred from a male to a female prison after reassigning their gender in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017, and how many of those prisoners in each of those years had been convicted of sex-related offences.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	115348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/11/2017 13:22:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

794462

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there were in his Department in each month since January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	115435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The following table shows how many recruitment campaigns and how many vacant posts (excluding Senior Civil Servants - SCS) were advertised by MoJ during each month since October 2016, using the department’s e-recruitment system, WCN. Data is not available prior to October 2016, as MoJ no longer has access to data from the previous e-recruitment system, i-Grasp, that was in use before this date.</p><p> </p><p>The data does not include campaign information for certain posts that are not advertised on WCN, such as those that are part of certain professional, cross-government schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Vacant posts advertised on WCN since October 2016 (excluding SCS)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of Campaigns Advertised on WCN</p></td><td><p>Number of Vacant Posts Advertised on WCN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 16</p></td><td><p>669</p></td><td><p>1830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 16</p></td><td><p>966</p></td><td><p>2543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 16</p></td><td><p>777</p></td><td><p>2043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 17</p></td><td><p>819</p></td><td><p>2385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 17</p></td><td><p>782</p></td><td><p>2331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 17</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>2124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 17</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>1569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 17</p></td><td><p>518</p></td><td><p>2049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 17</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>1534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 17</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 17</p></td><td><p>582</p></td><td><p>1445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 17</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>1132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 17</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>1768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 17 (until 24/11/17)</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>997</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows how many Senior Civil Service (SCS) vacancies were recruited for MoJ from January 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Vacant SCS posts advertised on behalf of MoJ by Civil Service Resourcing since January 2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of vacant SCS posts advertised on behalf of MoJ by Civil Service Resourcing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2016</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2016</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2016</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2016</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2016</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2017</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2017 (until 24/11/17)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MoJ’s recruitment has been subject to a recruitment freeze since October 2015, and recruitment controls are in place to support this.</p><p> </p><p>MoJ implemented the Civil Service Recruitment Framework in April 2017, which applies to all civil servants except SCS, and the recruitment approaches the department uses are consistent with those in other departments. MoJ’s recruitment is regulated by the Civil Service Commission, and MoJ adheres to its recruitment principles.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/11/2017 13:23:53 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

794559

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
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 13 September to question 9658, on prison: suicides, how many prisoners have died by suicide in each prison in England in each month of 2017 to date.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	115532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on deaths in prison custody is published quarterly in the Safety in Custody statistics. The most recent statistics were published on 26 October 2017 and cover deaths in prison custody to September 2017. Data at individual prison level is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654510/deaths-data-tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654510/deaths-data-tool.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:31:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

793921

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Oakhill Secure Training Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to further review the performance and management of Oakhill training centre following the recent Ofsted inspection report.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	115010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ofsted inspection report on Oakhill Secure Training Centre is unacceptable and we have taken urgent action to address the concerns raised by Ofsted. A new interim Director, with extensive experience, has been appointed at Oakhill and an experienced HMPPS Governor has been brought in to provide extra scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>We are robustly monitoring performance against the contract and are clear that we will take further steps, if needed, to improve delivery.</p><p> </p><p>More widely across the estate, we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody and increase staffing, to improve safety and reduce violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/11/2017 16:21:25 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

794035

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons report Through the Gate resettlement services for prisoners serving 12 months or more, published in October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We acknowledge that current delivery of Through the Gate services is falling short of our expectations. We are continuing work with providers to improve delivery throughout England and Wales and the findings and recommendations from HMI Probation’s thematic reports are informing this work.</p><p> </p><p>The performance of Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), including their delivery of Through the Gate, is assessed through a range of service levels and through a robust contract management and assurance process. Our contract management teams continue to carry out regular assurance of Through the Gate delivery, and host regular local review meetings with CRCs, the National Probation Service (NPS) and prisons, identifying and working through resolutions of any issues.</p><p> </p><p>We have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:37:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

794037

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	115125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</strong></ins> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Average staff in post* (headcount) </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leavers (headcount)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leaving rate</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:38:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2017 16:56:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 25613 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

794039

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of seizures of drugs at HM Prison Berwyn have been recorded since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	115127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in our prisons. Anyone found with contraband will be subject to disciplinary action and police investigation. We are taking unprecedented action to stop the supply and use of drugs, including an innovative new drug testing programme and have over 300 dogs to detect psychoactive substances.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £3 million in enhanced intelligence, to improve our targeted intelligence and search capabilities. We are working closely with government partners to address issues with drugs at every stage of the supply chain, including those attempting to smuggle drugs into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Figures drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System show that there were 24 incidents recorded where drugs were found in HMP Berwyn between March and October 2017.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:39:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

794040

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of assault on prison staff have been recorded as crimes at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	115128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We take crime in prison extremely seriously. All allegations of assault by prisoners are investigated, and rigorous action is taken against the perpetrators. Serious assaults are referred to the Police for criminal investigation. We do not hold data on how many such incidents are recorded as crimes.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Berwyn opened on 28 February 2017. The figures in the table below cover the period to June 2017, which is the latest for which data is available. “Adjudication” refers to cases dealt with through internal prisoner disciplinary hearings.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Prisoner assaulted member of staff</p></td><td><p>Prisoner assaulted another prisoner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjudication</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referred to Police</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 115129 115130 115131 question first answered 28/11/2017 17:39:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

794041

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults by prisoners on staff at HM Prison Berwyn have been dealt with by internal disciplinary hearings since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	115129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We take crime in prison extremely seriously. All allegations of assault by prisoners are investigated, and rigorous action is taken against the perpetrators. Serious assaults are referred to the Police for criminal investigation. We do not hold data on how many such incidents are recorded as crimes.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Berwyn opened on 28 February 2017. The figures in the table below cover the period to June 2017, which is the latest for which data is available. “Adjudication” refers to cases dealt with through internal prisoner disciplinary hearings.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Prisoner assaulted member of staff</p></td><td><p>Prisoner assaulted another prisoner</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjudication</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referred to Police</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 115128 115130 115131 question first answered 28/11/2017 17:39:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts