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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist
service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational
expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The
service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and
Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not
solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use
of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in
basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and
use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional
practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to
all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP
Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP
Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget
allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures
include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident
consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information
within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG
Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18,
in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to
the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate
during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate
have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &
Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18
was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need
to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m.
HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and
adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of
the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments
as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally
and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our
specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually
in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p>
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