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1362269

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population in England and Wales was for the most recent date for which information is available; and how many of those prisoners were formerly members of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	60480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes a yearly snapshot which estimates the number of former service personnel in the prison population. This takes place in June each year and is published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series. The next set of figures is due to be released 28 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 June 2020, there were 1,575 prisoners who stated they were ex-service personnel, meaning that around 3% of those asked identified as such. The MoJ publishes weekly prison population and capacity information through the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 all new prisoners coming into custody have been asked if they have a military background as part of the basic custody screening (BCS) interview. Declaring a military background is not obligatory and, anecdotally, there are reports that some offenders may be reluctant to disclose having served in the armed forces. HMPPS Co-Financing Organisation is helping to support prisons to increase identification of veterans through an ex-armed service personnel action plan.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring appropriate support is in place for veterans and their families and are working with charities such as the Forces in Mind Trust to consider what more we can do to enable veterans’ families to engage with services in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 60481 question first answered 26/10/2021 17:02:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1362270

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of former service personnel sent to prison who do not identify as former members of the armed forces; and what information he holds on the reasons for such non-disclosure.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	60481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes a yearly snapshot which estimates the number of former service personnel in the prison population. This takes place in June each year and is published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series. The next set of figures is due to be released 28 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 June 2020, there were 1,575 prisoners who stated they were ex-service personnel, meaning that around 3% of those asked identified as such. The MoJ publishes weekly prison population and capacity information through the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 all new prisoners coming into custody have been asked if they have a military background as part of the basic custody screening (BCS) interview. Declaring a military background is not obligatory and, anecdotally, there are reports that some offenders may be reluctant to disclose having served in the armed forces. HMPPS Co-Financing Organisation is helping to support prisons to increase identification of veterans through an ex-armed service personnel action plan.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring appropriate support is in place for veterans and their families and are working with charities such as the Forces in Mind Trust to consider what more we can do to enable veterans’ families to engage with services in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 60480 question first answered 26/10/2021 17:02:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363583

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	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 to the public purse of recruiting a new prison officer.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) operates a centralised recruitment model. Recruitment and training costs are not attributed to individual prisons but are averaged based on a variable cost per hire calculation for all recruitment and training activity. We would not be able to provide a breakdown of the recruitment or training costs by each prison service area as the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and would contain commercially sensitive information relating to partner suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to recruit and train a new Band 3 Prison Officer is around £13,000 as published in the Prison Service Pay Review Body report. Further information can be found on page 55 at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1026641/PSPRB_2021_report_-_web_accessible_verison.pdf" target="_blank">Prison Service Pay Review Body - Twentieth Report on England and Wales 2021 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Please be aware that the figures contained in the document are subject to regular change due to a number of variables and assumptions used to calculate the figures.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 63821 63822 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:43:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363584

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of prison officer entry level training per officer.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) operates a centralised recruitment model. Recruitment and training costs are not attributed to individual prisons but are averaged based on a variable cost per hire calculation for all recruitment and training activity. We would not be able to provide a breakdown of the recruitment or training costs by each prison service area as the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and would contain commercially sensitive information relating to partner suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to recruit and train a new Band 3 Prison Officer is around £13,000 as published in the Prison Service Pay Review Body report. Further information can be found on page 55 at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1026641/PSPRB_2021_report_-_web_accessible_verison.pdf" target="_blank">Prison Service Pay Review Body - Twentieth Report on England and Wales 2021 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Please be aware that the figures contained in the document are subject to regular change due to a number of variables and assumptions used to calculate the figures.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 63820 63822 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:43:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363585

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment and Training
	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 on prison officer (a) recruitment and (b) training by prison service area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) operates a centralised recruitment model. Recruitment and training costs are not attributed to individual prisons but are averaged based on a variable cost per hire calculation for all recruitment and training activity. We would not be able to provide a breakdown of the recruitment or training costs by each prison service area as the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and would contain commercially sensitive information relating to partner suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to recruit and train a new Band 3 Prison Officer is around £13,000 as published in the Prison Service Pay Review Body report. Further information can be found on page 55 at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1026641/PSPRB_2021_report_-_web_accessible_verison.pdf" target="_blank">Prison Service Pay Review Body - Twentieth Report on England and Wales 2021 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Please be aware that the figures contained in the document are subject to regular change due to a number of variables and assumptions used to calculate the figures.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 63820 63821 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:43:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363586

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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 and what proportion of prison officers in (a) Band 2, (b) Band 3, (c) Band 4 and (d) Band 5 have resigned from service, by prison, in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021 is available in published workforce statistics here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2021" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational level, we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month.</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics only cover information in relation to the public sector.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:44:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363590

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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 and what proportion of prison officers in (a) Band 2, (b) Band 3, (c) Band 4 and (d) Band 5 have left service on capability grounds, by prison, in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2021" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational, Group and Division level but we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month. Leaving reason is broken down into various categories, and capability would be noted as part of the dismissal figures:</p><p>Dismissal Other</p><p>Dismissal - Conduct</p><p>Dismissal - Poor performance</p><p>Dismissal - Unsatisfactory attendance/Medical Inefficiency</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:45:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363607

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers in (a) Band 2, (b) Band 3, (c) Band 4, and (d) Band 5 have retired in each of the last 12 months, by prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational, Group and Division level, we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month. This information is broken down into various categories but can be found under retirement and medical retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics only cover information in relation to the public sector.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:46:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363609

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Band 2 and (b) Band 3 staff have joined the prison service in each of the last 12 months, broken down by prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021:  <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2021" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational and Group/Division level, we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month.</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics only cover information in relation to the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year, 6,184 staff joined HMPPS, which is an increase of 693 (12.6%) compared to the year ending 30 June 2020. These joiners consisted of 4,177 across PSP, 189 in the YCS, 1,305 in the Probation Service, and 513 in HMPPS HQ and Area Services. Compared to the year ending 30 June 2020 these numbers of joiners represent a slight increase of 1.9% for PSP, an increase of 125.0% for YCS, an increase of 40.0% for Probation Service, and an increase of 36.1% for HMPPS HQ and Area Services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:49:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363611

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
	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 to the public purse of the Prison Service Payment Plus policy in each of the last five years, broken down by grade of staff that money has been paid to.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The requested figures are available for years going back to 2016 and are presented below. It should be noted the hourly rate for Payment Plus increased by £5 per hour from £17 to £22 during 2017, and the Payment Plus pay bill was higher in 2020/21, than in the previous two years, due to the additional resourcing challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>2016/17 *</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3 Officer</p></td><td><p>£30,134,418</p></td><td><p>£40,417,136</p></td><td><p>£28,424,839</p></td><td><p>£26,446,349</p></td><td><p>£39,896,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 4 Officer</p></td><td><p>£5,032,835</p></td><td><p>£7,372,709</p></td><td><p>£5,703,364</p></td><td><p>£4,366,680</p></td><td><p>£7,386,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 5 Officer</p></td><td><p>£1,990,098</p></td><td><p>£2,511,523</p></td><td><p>£2,006,305</p></td><td><p>£1,668,558</p></td><td><p>£3,582,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Cost</p></td><td><p>£37,157,350</p></td><td><p>£50,301,368</p></td><td><p>£36,134,509</p></td><td><p>£32,481,587</p></td><td><p>£50,866,009</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*costs reflect 11 months only - December 2016 data was unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:52:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts