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registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice sets minimum staffing levels as Key Performance Indicators for (a) HMP Lowdham Grange and (b) other rebids.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	37593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not mandate minimum staffing levels for privately managed prisons as staffing is the responsibility of the contract operators who will be responsible for operational delivery within those prisons. Staffing levels are specific to each individual prison and competition, and each contract provider’s individual operating model.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the procurement exercise for any privately managed prison and, prior to the award of the contracts for Five Wells, Fosse Way and all other prisons competed under the Prison Operator Services Framework (including any expiring PFI prison such as HMP Lowdham Grange), we robustly scrutinise all aspects of each bid. This includes a rigorous assessment of their resourcing model to test its resilience and ability to deliver the regime they propose, and to deliver a safe, decent and secure operating environment at all times.</p><p> </p><p>These agreed staffing levels are contractualised and we hold bidders to account to them. The amount of detail and information about staffing, including numbers and grades of staff, in the new contracts is significantly improved from the old style PFI contracts. These new contracts include HMP Five Wells, HMP Fosse Way and any other prison that is competed under the Prison Operator Services Framework (including any expiring PFI prison such as HMP Lowdham Grange). Staffing levels are monitored against those contained in the contract as Management Information (MI), not as a KPI.</p><p> </p><p>Each year the contract operator is required to show how it will provide the Custodial Service and Sustainability Requirements in the Annual Custodial Service Delivery Plan. As part of this, an Annual Resourcing Plan is drawn up, highlighting any departure from the Plan for the preceding Contract Year and giving reasons for such departure. This must be approved by HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p>The approach taken through the competitions ensures that staffing levels contained in the contract deliver the service and maintain a safe, decent, and secure operating level. Management throughout the life of the contracts against that resource model is undertaken by HMPPS and MoJ Commercial contract management teams who continually assess the capability of the operator, taking action if the operator should fail to deliver in accordance with the Contract.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd South answering member printed Simon Baynes grouped question UIN 37591 37592 question first answered 25/07/2022 14:22:47 answering member 4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1359782

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 29 September 2021 to Question 52449, whether the resource impact assessment identified under-utilised resources or unused capacity in contracted out prisons that were not present in public sector prisons; and what steps he is taking to ensure that contracted out prisons fully utilise the resources available to them to meet policy objectives.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	56925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The providers at HMP Bronzefield and Peterborough were consulted during the development of the Pregnancy, MBUs and Maternal Separation in Women’s Prisons Policy Framework. As part of this consultation for the development of the new Policy Framework requirements, the providers were asked to carry out impact assessments. Commercial discussions have not yet been finalised although we expect the policy to be implemented in full while commercial activity continues. HMPPS will continue to provide assurance that these contracts are being delivered in accordance with agreed contractual delivery indicators and that the prisons provide safe, decent and secure services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2021 16:38:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1353070

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP North Sea Camp, published on 3 September 2021, what steps he is taking to ensure that failures by contracted out service providers result in penalties to encourage compliance.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	43464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is currently preparing the draft response to the Independent Monitoring Board’s Annual Report on HMP North Sea Camp and will respond in due course.</p><p>We are working with contractors and the Governor at HMP North Sea Camp to ensure recommendations and policies are reviewed with the aim of providing better services and accommodation for those in our care at the prison establishment.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 43465 question first answered 14/09/2021 16:49:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1147753

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) contractors and (b) sub-contractors operated within the prison estate in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	293655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>This request can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 293656 question first answered 07/10/2019 14:33:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1147754

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of (a) contractors and (b) sub-contractors operating within the prison estate in the most recent period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	293656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>This request can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 293655 question first answered 07/10/2019 14:33:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136348

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 19 June 2019 to Question 263187 on Prisons: Contracts, what estimate he has made of the cost of the (a) staffing and (b) external advice required to (i) develop and (ii) run the prison operator competition.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	272277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prison Operator Framework Competition will increase the diversity and resilience of the custodial services market in England and Wales, by creating a pool of prison operators who can provide high quality, value for money, custodial and maintenance services and enable us to effectively and efficiently manage a pipeline of competition over the next six years.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated projected cost to run the Prison Operator Services Framework Competition and mini-competition for Wellingborough (including costs to date) of £5.5m is estimated to be £2.4m for external support and £3.1m for internal staffing. Estimated costs relating to the development of the competition were minimal and cannot be disaggregated from other costs incurred at that time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:51:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1135976

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 21 May 2019 to Question 253599 on Glen Pava Prison and Wellingborough Prison: Contracts, on what date his Department plans to award the Prison Operator Framework; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	271526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>On the 5 June 2019 I wrote to the Justice Select Committee to provide an update on the modernisation of the prison estate. In that letter, which I will place a copy of in the House Library, I confirmed the six bidders (G4S Care and Custody Services UK Limited, Interserve Investments Limited, Management and Training Corporation Works Limited, Mitie Care &amp; Custody, Serco Limited, and Sodexo Limited) who had been accepted on to the Prison Operator Services Framework and who are now eligible to bid in future mini-competitions to operate individual prisons. We intend to launch the mini-competition for the first new Resettlement Prison at Wellingborough in July 2019 and anticipate making the award to the successful operator in July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a mixed market of custodial services. The Prison Operator Framework will increase the diversity and resilience of the custodial services market in England and Wales, by creating a pool of prison operators who can provide high quality, value for money, custodial and maintenance services and enable us to effectively and efficiently manage a pipeline of competition over the next six years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 271527 question first answered 09/07/2019 16:07:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1135977

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 21 May 2019 to Question 253599 on Glen Pava Prison and Wellingborough Prison: Contracts, on what date his Department plans to announce the result of the mini-competition for the operation of the prison at Wellingborough.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	271527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>On the 5 June 2019 I wrote to the Justice Select Committee to provide an update on the modernisation of the prison estate. In that letter, which I will place a copy of in the House Library, I confirmed the six bidders (G4S Care and Custody Services UK Limited, Interserve Investments Limited, Management and Training Corporation Works Limited, Mitie Care &amp; Custody, Serco Limited, and Sodexo Limited) who had been accepted on to the Prison Operator Services Framework and who are now eligible to bid in future mini-competitions to operate individual prisons. We intend to launch the mini-competition for the first new Resettlement Prison at Wellingborough in July 2019 and anticipate making the award to the successful operator in July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a mixed market of custodial services. The Prison Operator Framework will increase the diversity and resilience of the custodial services market in England and Wales, by creating a pool of prison operators who can provide high quality, value for money, custodial and maintenance services and enable us to effectively and efficiently manage a pipeline of competition over the next six years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 271526 question first answered 09/07/2019 16:07:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1134996

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 11 June 2019 to Question 259342 on Prisons: Contracts, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMP Altcourse’s innovative approach to violence reduction on levels of (a) prison-on-prisoner assaults, (b) prisoner-on-staff assaults, (c) serious prison-on-prisoner assaults and (d) serious prisoner-on-staff assaults between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	269811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>Altcourse is currently meeting the majority of its contract targets and overall performance against the contract is very good. In their report Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons acknowledged that the Prison had strong leadership, and a highly positive staff culture and delivering good outcomes in many key areas.</p><p> </p><p>G4S has introduced a range of measures in response to levels of violence within the prison, including behaviour management strategies to deal with violent and complex individuals in their Brook unit. Performance of the contract at Altcourse continues to be robustly managed. Please see attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The safety of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service staff working in prisons is a priority. Across the prison estate we have invested an additional £70m in a raft of measures designed to improve safety, security and decency – including body-scanners, enhanced searches and new investigative teams.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/07/2019 14:55:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard attachment 1 file name PQ 269811 Table.docx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1135003

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
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 17 May 2019 to Question 251425 on Prisons: Contracts, what the shortfall in staffing levels was at HMP Rye Hill that required the issuing of a Rectification Notice in March 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	269817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>Onley Prison Services Limited (OPSL) was awarded a contract to design, manage, finance and construct HMP Rye Hill in 1999 following a fair and open competition process. OPSL appointed G4S as its operating subcontractor to provide the custodial service element on their behalf.</p><p>Running a safe and secure prison is the priority for OPSL, G4S and the MoJ, but as with all privately managed prisons, the MoJ requires its contractors to employ sufficient levels of staff to meet their contractual obligations.</p><p>The MoJ issued performance related Contract Notices to OPSL as formal notification of specific concerns of performance falling below expected standards. These can be related to performance delivery indicators and/or in response to other concerns about custodial service delivery.</p><p>A Rectification Notice was issued because the MoJ was concerned that the numbers of staff employed to deliver the custodial service were reaching a level where OPSL would be under pressure to meet their contractual obligations and meet their performance delivery indicators. The number of staff employed for private prisons is not published due to commercial sensitivity.</p><p>Serco was awarded the contract to manage HMP Doncaster in 2011 following a fair and open competition process.</p><p>Performance related Contract Notices are issued as formal notification to the contractor where the MoJ identifies specific areas of concern that performance has fallen below expected standards. These can be related to performance delivery indicators and/or in response to other specific concerns about custodial service delivery.</p><p>Two HMIP inspections, in March 2014 and October 2015, found that Doncaster was a less respectful institution and a less safe prison than it had been in 2010. The MoJ was concerned that Serco was making insufficient progress in improving its performance to address the shortfalls highlighted by HMIP and that this was, in part, due to their lack of consistency in providing sufficient levels of staff.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 269818 269819 269820 question first answered 05/07/2019 13:28:05 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon