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1606839

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date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Staff
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 staffing levels across the youth estate.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	172488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service’s first priority is the safety and well-being of the young people in its care. In the current challenging circumstances, that requirement continues to be paramount. Staff retention and recruitment is a challenge in all parts of HMPPS, not only within the youth secure estate. We are actively working to reduce high turnover of staff in the Young Offender Institutions. In addition to changes to national pay progression arrangements, we are focusing on action to improve retention. Exit interviews are made available to every leaver, to help us understand and address the reasons why staff may decide to leave.</p><p> </p><p>Since December 2022, there has been a reduction in resignations by frontline staff across the Young Offender Institution sector. Whilst staffing is challenging in the Secure Training Centre too, this has not affected the levels of regime for education or enrichment available to children.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2023 16:37:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1359136

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain prison officers and support staff in youth custody settings.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	56180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service (YCS) has bespoke recruitment material that aligns with our vision of delivering outstanding children’s services in secure settings and further professionalising the workforce. Over 150 new entrant youth justice workers (YJW) in a young adult setting have commenced employment in the YCS so far this year, with a further 70 to start prior to April 2022.</p><p>Since introducing the youth justice specialist role, we have provided funding for every prison officer in the youth secure estate to take up a qualification in youth justice. As of August, there were 249 youth justice specialist officers already in post, having completed the qualification. A further 260 staff are signed up or undertaking the learning, with the next cohort due to start in October 2022, with up to 110 more frontline staff participating. We have continuously reviewed this development offer and have recently introduced a new apprenticeship for our newly recruited YJW officers.</p><p>We have reviewed staff turnover in public sites in the youth secure estate, focussing on frontline positions from entry grade YJWs to custodial managers, with an emphasis on resignations. Improvements to inductions and support for new entrants is now in place to help ensure a supported, resilient, and effective workforce.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2021 16:13:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

446034

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff employed in each (a) young offender institution and (b) secure training centre are (i) qualified social workers and (ii) registered with the Mental Health and Care Professions Council.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 23221 question first answered 22/01/2016 14:56:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

446042

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff employed in each young offender institution, secure training centre and secure children's home (a) are qualified speech and language therapists and (b) are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 23060 question first answered 22/01/2016 14:56:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

348989

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Staff
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 ratio of staff to young person in each (a) young offender institution and (b) secure training centre in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The youth secure estate comprises under 18 Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children’s Homes. These three sectors have a range of staffing ratios in order to meet the wide ranging needs of young people in custody. Young people are placed in establishments that can most effectively manage their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>The information set out in Table 1 refers to the number of young people per prison officer in each public sector YOI establishment that holds under 18s. Where an establishment accommodates different age groups the ratios reflect staffing in the entire establishment. For this reason the ratios shown may not reflect actual staffing levels in the under 18 units.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of young people per prison officer (including specialists)</strong></p><p><strong>in public sector YOIs holding young people aged under 18, 2010 to 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. ‘-‘indicates that the establishment was not holding under 18s at the date in question.</p><p>2. Staff to young person ratios in public sector Prison Service establishments is reported as the number of prisoners held in an establishment divided by the number prison officers (including specialists) employed. Ratios do not reflect the number of officers on duty at any particular moment.</p><p>3. Data presented relates to monthly snapshots taken in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>STCs provide a secure environment where young people can be educated and rehabilitated. They differ from YOIs in that they have a higher staff to young people ratio and are smaller in size.</p><p> </p><p>STCs are required to operate above minimum staffing levels specified by the YJB for different times of day. These are monitored by the YJB and have not changed since 2010. Minimum staffing levels for the normal operating model are illustrated in Table 2, which also indicates unit sizes at each of the four establishments.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Minimum staffing levels for STCs by unit size</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Unit size</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minimum staffing levels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:5 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Rainsbrook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:6 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Rainsbrook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:7 young people</p></td><td><p>Hassockfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 bed</p></td><td><p>3 custodial staff:8 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Oakhill, Rainsbrook</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/06/2015 12:59:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis