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101492

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of lost keys have required the relocking of prisons since May 2010; and at what cost.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	212348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:</p><p> </p><p>14/05/2010 Swaleside £95,430</p><p>21/06/2010 Glen Parva £208,329</p><p>04/11/2010 Warren Hill £101,301</p><p>20/12/2010 Ashwell £15,576</p><p>24/10/2011 Birmingham £499,000 <ins class="ministerial">(Paid for by G4S)</ins></p><p>09/01/2012 Maidstone £5,847</p><p>28/02/2014 Lindholme £40,286</p><p>08/05/2014 Haverigg £32,882</p><p>21/07/2014 Highpoint £14, 933</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 – 31 March 2014:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 - 62</p><p>2011/12 - 67</p><p>2012/13 – 73</p><p>2013/14 – 35 (* see note below)</p><p> </p><p>* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower “lost keys” figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys “lost”, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.</p><p> </p><p><em>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/11/2014 11:21:01 question first ministerially corrected 03/11/2014 17:23:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 25520 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

101493

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of lost keys there have been in prisons in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	212349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:</p><p> </p><p>14/05/2010 Swaleside £95,430</p><p>21/06/2010 Glen Parva £208,329</p><p>04/11/2010 Warren Hill £101,301</p><p>20/12/2010 Ashwell £15,576</p><p>24/10/2011 Birmingham £499,000 <ins class="ministerial">(Paid for by G4S)</ins></p><p>09/01/2012 Maidstone £5,847</p><p>28/02/2014 Lindholme £40,286</p><p>08/05/2014 Haverigg £32,882</p><p>21/07/2014 Highpoint £14, 933</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 – 31 March 2014:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 - 62</p><p>2011/12 - 67</p><p>2012/13 – 73</p><p>2013/14 – 35 (* see note below)</p><p> </p><p>* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower “lost keys” figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys “lost”, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.</p><p> </p><p><em>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/11/2014 11:21:01 question first ministerially corrected 03/11/2014 17:29:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 25521 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

1017480

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	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 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys, if he will publish the latest available figures.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	197640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Since we provided the response to 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys there has been one further prison relock, which took place at HMP Wandsworth March 2018 at a cost of £441,649 (excluding VAT).</p><p>Notes:</p><p>The figure quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:44:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1257693

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent from the public purse on replacing lost prison keys in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	124106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of a relock will depend upon the size of the prison establishment and on which keys have been lost or compromised. If a complete set of keys are lost, a full relock of the prison will be undertaken, whereas if a single key is lost only a partial relock will be needed, incurring a lower cost.</p><p> </p><p>We hold contingency funding for key/lock incidents and the cost is met from individual Prison Group directorate budgets. The costs of relocks within private sector prisons are met in full by the private contractors at nil cost to the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>The table below reflects the cost of full and partial relocks to the public purse each year since 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Frame</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost to the public purse (excluding VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 - 2011</p></td><td><p>£337,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£28,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>£46,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>£117,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>£441,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018- 2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 2020</p></td><td><p>£344,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020- 04 December 2020</p></td><td><p>£2,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Figures include re-locks arising from loss of keys and where keys have been forcibly taken from staff.</p><p>2. The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 124107 question first answered 07/12/2020 17:19:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1257698

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	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 cost of replacing lost prison keys in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	124107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of a relock will depend upon the size of the prison establishment and on which keys have been lost or compromised. If a complete set of keys are lost, a full relock of the prison will be undertaken, whereas if a single key is lost only a partial relock will be needed, incurring a lower cost.</p><p> </p><p>We hold contingency funding for key/lock incidents and the cost is met from individual Prison Group directorate budgets. The costs of relocks within private sector prisons are met in full by the private contractors at nil cost to the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>The table below reflects the cost of full and partial relocks to the public purse each year since 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Frame</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost to the public purse (excluding VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 - 2011</p></td><td><p>£337,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>£28,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>£46,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>£117,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>£441,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018- 2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 2020</p></td><td><p>£344,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020- 04 December 2020</p></td><td><p>£2,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Figures include re-locks arising from loss of keys and where keys have been forcibly taken from staff.</p><p>2. The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 124106 question first answered 07/12/2020 17:19:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1660604

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a prison has had to be relocked because of the loss or theft of keys between (a) July 2015 and July 2020, (b) July 2020 and July 2021, (c) July 2021 and July 2022, (d) July 2020 and July 2023; and what the cost of each such incident was.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	199324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of incidents and cost of relock within prisons in England and Wales due to loss or theft of keys, for the time period requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of Relocks</p></td><td><p>Cost (excluding VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 15 to July 20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£117,211.50 £422,447.46 £438,525.29 £441,649.00 £21,304.70 £323,151.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 20-July 21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£2,821.40 £313,139.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 21-July 22</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 22-July 23</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£28, 650 £29,187.59</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/09/2023 14:25:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1669110

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have been re-locked since 2015; how much was spent on each re-locking process; and for what reason each prison required re-locking.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	1146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows which prisons have been re-locked since 2015, the amount spent on each re-locking occurrence and the reason(s) the re-locking was required. Re-locking is rare and all incidents are fully investigated to ensure the safety and security of our prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>£117,211.50</p></td><td><p>Full set of keys missing and unaccounted for.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>£422,477.46</p></td><td><p>Several key/lock incidents reported within a short period of time.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>£438,525.29</p></td><td><p>Gate to a yard was found open and re-lock undertaken.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>£441,649.00</p></td><td><p>key compromise, which necessitated changing all the prison locks.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>£21,304.70</p></td><td><p>Compromise to lever mechanism locks for offices and storerooms.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>£324,486.39</p></td><td><p>Full set of keys taken by a member of staff. Full re-lock undertaken.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>£2,821.40</p></td><td><p>Member of staff left the establishment with keys to an inner perimeter inaccessible to prisoners. Partial re-lock was undertaken.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>£313,139.66</p></td><td><p>Full set of keys were taken by prisoner during an incident with a member of staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>£28,650.00</p></td><td><p>Service cupboard keys for cell electrics and plumbing on wings went missing. Decision made to re-lock service cupboards only.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2023 12:09:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1673695

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a prison has had to have locks replaced because of the loss or theft of keys in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each incident.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	4192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>One prison had to replace locks due to the loss of keys in 2022. The cost of this was £28,650.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no such incidents to date in 2023. All incidents are thoroughly investigated to ensure the safety of and security of staff and prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 13:25:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

389071

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	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 number of occasions when due to the loss or theft of keys, a prison has had to be relocked since May 2010; and what the cost to the public purse was of such incidents.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	6550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>Since May 2010 there have been eight incidents that have necessitated partial or full relocking due to loss of keys, which resulted in costs of £514,584*. Between 2005 and May 2010 there were 16 relocks, which resulted in costs of £1,504,275.</p><p> </p><p>* Note: not included in this figure is a relock at Birmingham in October 2011 that was funded by G4S, the private contractor that operates the prison. The cost was £499,000.</p><p> </p><p><em>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/07/2015 14:25:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

436312

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of occasions when due to the loss or theft of keys, a prison has had to be relocked between (a) May 2010 and May 2011, (b) May 2011 and May 2012, (c) May 2012 and May 2013, (d) May 2013 and May 2014, (e) May 2014 and May 2015 and (f) after May 2015 to date; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such incident.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	19129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><br /><p>Between 2005 and May 2010 there were 16 relocks which resulted in costs of £1,280,234. Since May 2010 there have been 8 relocks, at a cost of £529,973.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of incidents and cost to the public purse of re-lock within prisons in England and Wales due to loss or theft of keys and for the time periods requested.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost</strong> <strong>(excluding VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 May 2010 – 1 May 2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£337,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2011 – 1 May 2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2012 – 1 May 2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2013 – 1 May 2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£28,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2014 – 1 May 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£46,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2015 – 9 Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£117,212</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures exclude VAT.</li><li>The 2011/12 incident involved a privately operated prison and the cost of re-lock was met by the private contractor in full at nil cost to the public purse.</li><li>Prisons are also responsible for re-locks of crown court cells. Figures exclude re-lock of cells in two crown courts during the period.</li><li>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/12/2015 17:10:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter