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1150910

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what midwifery training prison officers in female prisons receive.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	2767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We are currently carrying out a fundamental review of our Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) policy, as part of which, we are looking at improving the information and data available in relation to pregnancy and births. This is a complex area and there are sensitive issues relating to medical information and data protection which must be taken into account, but we are looking closely at this issue to drive improvements in our support for pregnant women across the estate.</p><p> </p><p>In the interim, we have worked to provide a total figure for the number of pregnant women across the Women’s Estate, based on a bespoke data collection exercise. We can inform you that the total number of women who declared they were pregnant was 47, as at 15:00hrs on Monday 28 October 2019. This represents less than 2 per cent of the population, which stood at 3,808 at the time of the exercise.</p><p> </p><p>We know that it is extremely rare for a woman to give birth in prison – because every step is taken to get them to hospital – but those unique cases are invariably down to the unpredictability of labour.</p><p> </p><p>The number of women who give birth in prison is not collected centrally and as there is no central data field to record this data, prisons would be required to conduct a manual search of their records for all women who have been taken into custody over a specific period. Although the prison population sits at around 3,800, this does not account for the high churn in prison numbers and therefore the number of records to be searched would be much higher. However, an internal data collection exercise conducted in 2018 indicated that prisons reported fewer than 5 births in prison in the past any one year.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining information you have requested is not currently held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>All pregnant women are seen by a professional midwife at least fortnightly or more frequently if required. Healthcare in prisons is provided by specially trained medics and nurses. Medical emergencies are dealt with by 999 calls and prisoners have access to an emergency bell to alert staff at night. Women in prison have access to the same range of services as they would in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Policy Guidance adjoining the Women’s Policy Framework 2018 contains comprehensive operational guidance on perinatal support to women in custody. To accompany the policy, a training course for managing pregnant women in custody and MBUs is available to prison staff supporting pregnant women, or women with children in MBUs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 2763 2764 2765 2766 question first answered 31/10/2019 10:51:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1140387

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides to prison officers on Rule 39 in relation to private legal post.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	278993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) provides training for staff tailored to their specific role in relation to the handling of prisoner communications including Rule 39. Operational support grades who handle mail as part of their core tasks receive appropriate training. Prison officers are trained on some aspects of handling legal documents, such as during cell searches and as part of their initial Prison Officer Entry Level training course. Electronic learning is available for staff engaged in interception and monitoring of prisoners’ communications.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, policy and guidance for staff on Rule 39 is set out in Prison Service Instructions (PSIs) on Prisoner Communication Services (PSI 49/2011) and The Interception of Communications in Prisons and Security Measures (PSI 04/2016), and further guidance to support the operation of these policies was issued to Governors earlier this month.</p><p> </p><p>To confirm the number of complaints received by each prison about Rule 39 over the last 3 years, a search of each prison’s complaints log would be required. The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, processes are in place for complaints to be raised, and addressed, locally and can be escalated to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, where appropriate. A new <em>Prisoner Complaints </em>Policy Framework will be implemented on 1 August 2019, shaped by feedback received from staff, prisoners and stakeholders during extensive consultation in 2018. This supports staff to resolve prisoners’ issues fairly and effectively at an early stage and implement relevant <em>Lammy</em> review recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 278994 question first answered 31/07/2019 14:38:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1137668

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on improving training and support for prison officers.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	911821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>A delivery review of the Prison Officer Entry Level training (POELT) course has culminated in the development of a Level 3 Custody and Detention Officer Apprenticeship. New learning methodologies will have greater focus on practice of the knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the Prison Officer role whilst also recognising the need for continuous training outside of the classroom. Two checkpoints will be included during this time where Apprentices will return to an L&amp;D centre for further learning.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This will give new prison officers the confidence to carry out their role safely. The Apprenticeship will be launched in early adopter sites from October 2019. All training is reviewed regularly to ensure it reflects current organisational policies and practices. New courses are developed based on requests from Stakeholders within the organisation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 16:04:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1124563

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on training prison officers in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	250497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service central accounting system does not separate out specific costs, in respect of costs related to training prison officers, from other overall training costs. The information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2019 16:41:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122659

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much it costs the Ministry of Justice to train a new prison officer.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	247093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) central accounting system does not separate specific costs in respect of new entry Prison Officers from other overall training costs. The information requested could only be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/05/2019 13:02:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122868

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
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 1 April 2019 to Question 236498 on Prison Officers: Training, how many Offender Manager Key Worker Champions there are in each (a) publicly operated and (b) privately operated prison.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	247130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Key Worker Champion training has been in place since 2017 and as of 26<sup>th</sup> April we have trained 671 Key Worker Champions overall, 524 of those are from public sector prisons and 147 are from the contracted out estate.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/04/2019 16:35:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1122869

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
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 1 April 2019 to Question 236498 on Prison Officers: Training, how many prison officers and prison custody officers have received the Offender Manager Key Worker skills training in each (a) publicly and (b) privately operated prison.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	247131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Offender management in custody is a vital part of our work to make prisons safer. It will develop more rehabilitative prisons to deliver supportive environment for both prisoners and staff.</p><p> </p><p>Since March 2017, we have offered 13,260 training places for Offender Manager Key Worker Skills to the closed male estate, of which 9,361 places have been taken.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 78 prisons in the closed male estate, we have completed our planned training dates into 66 prisons and the remaining 12 are ongoing. In addition, we have offered additional dates to the establishments which have finished their bulk of training but have staff returning from long-term sick or maternity leave.</p><p> </p><p>In our privately managed prisons, 1,296 prison custody officers have completed the offender Manager Key Worker skills training.</p><p> </p><p>The women’s estate has only recently introduced key worker role and this data is not yet held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/05/2019 13:41:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1122870

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
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 1 April 2019 to Question 236498 on Prison Officers: Training, how many e-learning completions there have been in (a) core concepts and key skills, (b) risk assessment, planning and management, (c) child safeguarding and domestic abuse, and (d) adult safeguarding.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	247132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>As previously stated in Parliamentary Question 236498, there is an extensive training programme for Prison Offender Managers which is a blended delivery approach of workbooks, e-learning and face to face learning.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2017 the total number of e-learning completed alongside face to face training on the below topics are as follows:</p><ul><li>Child safeguarding and domestic abuse – 2661</li><li>Adult safeguarding – 2686</li></ul><p> </p><p>The below two topics are not delivered by e-learning, these are delivered face to face including a workbook:</p><ul><li>Core concepts and key skills</li><li>Risk assessment, planning and management</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/05/2019 13:40:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1104713

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what revised training is being provided to existing prison officers to ensure that they are equipped to support a rehabilitative approach for offenders in custody; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	236498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Newly recruited prison officers are required to complete a 12 week Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course which is reviewed every 6 months. This training provides new officers with a foundation level of training in all core skill areas of which rehabilitation is a continued theme throughout. Key topics include:</p><ul><li>Introduction to Rehabilitation and Building a Rehabilitate Culture</li><li>Five Minute Intervention</li><li>Procedural Justice Perceptions</li><li>Prisoner Education</li><li>Key Worker</li></ul><p>Offender Manager Key Worker Champions deliver a training package locally within their own establishments to all operational Bands 3-5. This training is then further supported by the delivery of an ‘Offender Manager Key Worker’ skills training, which seeks to utilise the 10 skills from the ‘Five minute intervention’ training that all operational staff receive.</p><p>Additionally there is an extensive training programme for Prison Offender Managers which is a blended delivery approach of workbooks, e-learning and face to face learning of the below key topics:</p><ul><li>Core concepts and key skills</li><li>Risk assessment, planning and management</li><li>Child safeguarding and domestic abuse</li><li>Adult safeguarding</li></ul><p> </p><p>All Prison and Probation staff have access to myLearning which provides ongoing e-learning training for staff where they are able to complete essential learning for their specific role.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 22:17:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1088777

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have received additional training to enable them to provide mentoring support to new prison officers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Information for mentoring across the whole estate is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 10 prisons project around 60 experienced officers were selected to take up the coaching roles to form Standards Coaching Teams. This required the officers to complete a two-week training course. These officers will support new recruits and ensure good practice is delivered consistently across the 10 jails. The team will provide advice and encouragement to inexperienced officers to build their confidence, particularly in their relationships with prisoners. The team is also supporting all staff to get the basics right and meet consistently high standards in routine tasks such as cell checks.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:05:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts