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1719697

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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, whether prison staff undergo veteran awareness training.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	27259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/05/2024 13:22:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1715324

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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 (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of the prison workforce had received training to deal with extremist prisoners as of 26 April in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	24371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The method for recording counter terrorism training data has changed over time, so the information requested cannot be provided. Since December 2021, over 17,000 directly employed HMPPS prison staff have been trained in counter terrorism (through the Awareness for Staff on Prevent Extremism and Counter Terrorism Strategy (ASPECTS) programme).</p><p>ASPECTS is delivered by counter-terrorist specialists and since 2017, all newly recruited Prison Officers have received ASPECTS training as part of their initial foundation training.</p><p>Data as a proportion of the workforce also cannot be provided as records include staff who have since left the prison service and may also include staff who have attended training more than once. The figure also does not include training figures for non-directly employed staff (i.e. those working in private prisons).</p><p>The below table shows the number of individuals convicted under Terrorism legislation (TACT), or of other offences considered to have a terrorism connection (TACT-connected), who were being managed by the Probation Service in each year since 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. under probation supervision. </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data can only be provided since 2020 as that is when the information began to be recorded centrally.</p><p>All high-risk offenders released on licence are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements, through which police, probation, the prison service and other agencies work together to keep the public safe. Upon release, terrorist offenders are subject to robust risk management, and stringent controls which severely limit their activity. This can include extended periods of electronic monitoring, accommodation in Approved Premises, and polygraph testing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 24372 question first answered 13/05/2024 08:46:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1693061

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
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 proportion of prison officers are up-to-date on Control and Restraint training, as of 1 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	16508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/03/2024 12:56:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1691389

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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 hours of compulsory corruption prevention training are undertaken by new prison officers during their basic training.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	15447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>All newly recruited prison officers receive a total of 8 hours of counter corruption training during their initial foundation training.</p><p> </p><p>All HMPPS staff have access to an online e-learning platform called MyLearning. This platform enables staff to continue their professional development journey and offers additional learning which includes Basic Security Awareness and Counter Fraud, Bribery &amp; Corruption. The Civil Service Expectations training package is also included on this platform which covers corruption, and is required learning for all HMPPS employees.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS have introduced a security investment programme that supports and strengthens staff resilience to corruption and provides ongoing awareness training for all staff</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/02/2024 16:49:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1688005

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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 long on average it takes to train new prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	13445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>All new Prison Officers receive a minimum of ten weeks of training which provides them with the skills required to be a competent prison officer.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/02/2024 14:00:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1682570

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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 prison officers receive on violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>All newly recruited prison officers receive a minimum of ten weeks training which provides them with the skills required to be a competent prison officer. MOJ Learning &amp; Development for HMPPS also offer additional specialist training for the HMPPS Women’s Estate which has a further week’s training.</p><p>Prison officers undertaking the specialist training within the Women’s Estate are trained on a variety of modules which include:</p><p>- Trauma</p><p>- Child protection and safeguarding</p><p>- Safety support skills</p><p>- Tackling violence against women and girls</p><p>All prison officers are required to complete an eLearning package in child safeguarding awareness. There is also a further domestic abuse eLearning package available for all staff.</p><p>Prison officers working in the Prison Offender Manager role are required to complete a child safeguarding, domestic abuse and adult safeguarding course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/01/2024 08:41:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1666908

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers who have been newly recruited.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL10763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 10:59:58 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1666909

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers in relation to prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL10764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 11:00:17 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1666910

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers in relation to (a) young offenders, and (b) young adult prisoners under the age of 25.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL10765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 10:59:53 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1643457

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the training provided to prison staff on the prevention of (a) unconscious bias and (b) discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	188773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>MoJ Learning and Development for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) provides operational training, predominantly for newly recruited prison officers and other prison staff. This training covers discrimination, which includes diversity and inclusion, procedural justice perceptions and rehabilitative culture. All HMPPS D&amp;I learning has a common thread of conscious inclusion. The content of the prison officer training programme has been designed in consultation with organisational policy leads.</p><p> </p><p>All HMPPS staff have access to an online e-learning platform called MyLearning. This platform enables staff to continue their professional development journey and offers additional learning which includes workplace adjustments, developing cultural intelligence, diversity and inclusion and respect in the workplace. The Civil Service Expectations training package is also included on this platform which covers discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>The HMPPS Race Action Programme has a Learning and Development Project which has ambitions to address racial discrimination by improving our staff learning offer. This work began with a review of our existing learning provisions to assess quality and relevance. The project is now working to create an open learning culture for all; with better coordinated and more dynamic learning activity which will embed inclusivity across our organisation. This includes establishing a Learning Gateway Board to quality assure new learning, developing an interactive learning platform and setting up a central hub for all diversity and inclusion learning materials.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/06/2023 15:07:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi