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<p>HMP Wandsworth is implementing its action plan addressing the recommendations in
the Inspectorate report. A new governor is in place who is focusing on delivering
a safe, decent and secure regime. Additional resources have been identified within
the establishment to support the safety and violence issues within the report and
the prison is working hard to improve the issues identified in the report.</p><p>
</p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is committed to running safe
prisons. Violence in prison is wholly unacceptable. NOMS has launched a new Violence
Reduction Project, which has been created to gain better understanding of the causes
of the current levels of violence in prisons and to make sure that there is strengthened
handling of it, in terms of both prevention and response.</p><p> </p><p>A number of
processes are in place to ensure that all black and minority ethnic prisoners are
treated fairly with regards to the delivery of services in prisons, including monitoring
and equality impact assessments, both of national policies and local implementation.</p><p>
</p><p>NOMS has undertaken a large scale recruitment to tackle shortfalls caused by
the unexpected rise in the prison population and a higher turnover of staff. NOMS
has recruited over 2,230 new Band 3 Officers in the 12 months to 30 June 2015 and
is planning to recruit at a similar rate in 2015-16 to address outstanding vacancies
and turnover of staff.</p><p> </p><p>Work is already in progress to improve the quality
of learning and skills in prisons. Increasing numbers of prisoners are engaged in
learning but Ofsted Inspections confirm that one in five prisons has an inadequate
standard of education provision and another two fifths require improvement. Additionally,
the Secretary of State has asked Dame Sally Coates to chair a review of the quality
of education in prisons. The review will report in March 2016. Details can be found
at the following link: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-in-prison"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-in-prison</a></p>
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