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date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers worked at each prison in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers employed in each prison is provided in the accompanying excel file. Data is provided as at 30 June 2010 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, 21 prisons have closed and one prison has transferred to private sector operation, which has an impact on the figures. In addition, 3 establishments (HMP The Wolds, HMP Birmingham and Medway Secure Training Centre) have transferred to public sector operation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/10/2019 14:59:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1156231

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what ratio-based calculation is used by his Department to determine the necessary number of prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>During periods of when prisoners are unlocked from their cell, the number of staff on each residential unit will be, in part determined by ‘Safe, Decent and Secure Operating Levels’ (SDSOLs) which are agreed in each establishment. A number of factors influence SDSOLs such as design and size of a residential unit, and specialist function or prisoner cohort.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the SDSOLs, prison officers are being recruited across England and Wales as part of the Offender Management in Custody model (OMiC) - a vital part of our work to make prisons safer - and to support youth justice reform.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested significantly in increase staff numbers, recruiting an additional 4,366 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500. The majority of newly recruited prison officers are already on the landings and the recruitment drive will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose - protecting the public, rehabilitating offenders and crucially, reducing reoffending.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/10/2019 15:14:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1156237

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Our hard-working officers play a crucial role in keeping prisons safe and transforming offenders’ lives, and ultimately make sure the public is protected.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the need to recruit and retain staff to keep our prisons secure. We have invested significantly in increase staff numbers, recruiting an additional 4,366 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500. We will continue to recruit officers to ensure prisons are safe and decent.</p><p> </p><p>We’re giving staff the tools they need to do the job safely – rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray, and investing £100m to bolster security, in addition to £70 million announced previously, to fund tough airport-style security that will clamp down on the illicit items which fuel violence and hinder rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/10/2019 15:31:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon