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934297

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long the current Ministry of Justice Controllers in each privately-operated prisons have been in post.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	160333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Each privately managed prison has a full-time on-site Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller, all employed by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller is accountable to HMPPS for providing assurance that the contract is delivered in accordance with agreed contractual delivery indicators, and that the prison provides safe, decent and secure services, in line with HMPPS performance standards. All the controllers are supported by a central contract management team.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the length of time each current controller has been in their role at that particular prison, and the length of time that they have been a controller. It was not possible to provide the information to question (ii) within the cost limit. I can confirm that each site there is a Controller (Pay Band 9), Deputy Controller (Pay Band 7) and an Assistant Controller (Pay Band 4).</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Altcourse</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forest Bank</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>1 month on TP</p></td><td><p>2 years 10 months</p></td><td><p>1 year on TP, 1 month substantive</p></td><td><p>7 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>13 years 10 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oakwood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Thameside</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>Six years 4 months</p></td><td><p>2 months on TP</p></td><td><p>1 Year</p></td><td><p>6 years 6 months</p></td><td><p>5 Years 11 months</p></td><td><p>3 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 160331 160332 question first answered 06/07/2018 14:00:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

932225

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service more than 18 months after the commencement of their employment in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	158780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who left the Prison Service with more than 18 months service at leaving is shown in table 1 below.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup> (headcount) who left the Prison Service with more than 18 months service<sup>2</sup>, 2010/11 to 2017/18</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>More than 18 months service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total band 3-5 officer leavers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>1,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,919</p></td><td><p>2,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td><td><p>1,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>2,073</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup> Includes Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 14:54:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 68140 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

932230

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Birmingham Prison: Prison Officers
	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 20 June 2018 to Question 152828, on Birmingham Prison: Prison Officers, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service while serving in HMP Birmingham after more than eighteen months from the start of their employment in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	158781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Further to my previous answer (PQ152828), this table shows the number of prison custody officers that left the Prison Service while serving in HMP Birmingham in the calendar years from 2010 to 2017, and to 1 June 2018;</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Length of service prior to leaving</p></td><td colspan="10"><p>Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt; 18 Months</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 13:59:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

934296

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of the operation of the Ministry of Justice Controllers' departments in each privately-operated prison in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	160332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Each privately managed prison has a full-time on-site Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller, all employed by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller is accountable to HMPPS for providing assurance that the contract is delivered in accordance with agreed contractual delivery indicators, and that the prison provides safe, decent and secure services, in line with HMPPS performance standards. All the controllers are supported by a central contract management team.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the length of time each current controller has been in their role at that particular prison, and the length of time that they have been a controller. It was not possible to provide the information to question (ii) within the cost limit. I can confirm that each site there is a Controller (Pay Band 9), Deputy Controller (Pay Band 7) and an Assistant Controller (Pay Band 4).</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Altcourse</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forest Bank</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>1 month on TP</p></td><td><p>2 years 10 months</p></td><td><p>1 year on TP, 1 month substantive</p></td><td><p>7 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>13 years 10 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oakwood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Thameside</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>Six years 4 months</p></td><td><p>2 months on TP</p></td><td><p>1 Year</p></td><td><p>6 years 6 months</p></td><td><p>5 Years 11 months</p></td><td><p>3 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 160331 160333 question first answered 06/07/2018 14:00:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

934295

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the duties and functions of Ministry of Justice Controllers are in each privately-operated prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	160331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Each privately managed prison has a full-time on-site Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller, all employed by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller is accountable to HMPPS for providing assurance that the contract is delivered in accordance with agreed contractual delivery indicators, and that the prison provides safe, decent and secure services, in line with HMPPS performance standards. All the controllers are supported by a central contract management team.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the length of time each current controller has been in their role at that particular prison, and the length of time that they have been a controller. It was not possible to provide the information to question (ii) within the cost limit. I can confirm that each site there is a Controller (Pay Band 9), Deputy Controller (Pay Band 7) and an Assistant Controller (Pay Band 4).</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Altcourse</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forest Bank</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>1 month on TP</p></td><td><p>2 years 10 months</p></td><td><p>1 year on TP, 1 month substantive</p></td><td><p>7 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>2 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>13 years 10 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oakwood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Thameside</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date in current post</strong></p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time as Controller</strong></p></td><td><p>Six years 4 months</p></td><td><p>2 months on TP</p></td><td><p>1 Year</p></td><td><p>6 years 6 months</p></td><td><p>5 Years 11 months</p></td><td><p>3 years 3 months</p></td><td><p>6 Years</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 160332 160333 question first answered 06/07/2018 14:00:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts