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1129881

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged 18 to 21 were released from custody to homelessness in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	260071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live. Having somewhere stable to live acts as a platform for ex-offenders to be able to access the services and support needed to turn their back on crime for good.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. Some of the data is available, however, and this is detailed below. <br> <br> Published statistics for 2017/18 showing the accommodation status for all offenders, which include a breakdown by age, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government initiative to reduce and ultimately eliminate rough sleeping across England, we are investing up to £6.4 million over two years in a pilot scheme to help ex-offenders into accommodation from three prisons: Bristol, Pentonville and Leeds. The pilots will focus on male prisoners who have served shorter sentences, who have been identified as having a risk of homelessness. Contracts have now been awarded in the three areas and, following a mobilisation period, we expect services to commence in summer of this year. This is a concrete step in our commitment to tackling rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 16:48:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129882

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Length of Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Band 3-5 prison officers’ cumulative length of service was in each prison in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	260072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Band 3-5 prison officers’ cumulative length of service in each prison for 2010 and 2018 are provided in the accompanying excel table.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 16:52:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 260072 final table v2.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129883

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2019 to Question 251411 on Prisons: Contracts, at which privately operated prisons information on staffing levels is submitted through management information requirements.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	260073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>All privately-managed prisons provide general management information, which will include references to staffing levels. It does not include figures on number of staff employed, or staff at work on any particular day. The Ministry of Justice responds to Freedom of Information requests in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the guidance issued from time to time by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Any information the Ministry holds in relation to privately-managed prisons would be assessed for commercial sensitivity. We do not, however, collect statistics on staff employed or deployed by privately-managed prisons.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 260074 question first answered 10/06/2019 16:44:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129884

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2019 to Question 251424 on Prisons: Contracts, whether exemptions applied according to Section 43 can include information on staffing levels.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	260074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>All privately-managed prisons provide general management information, which will include references to staffing levels. It does not include figures on number of staff employed, or staff at work on any particular day. The Ministry of Justice responds to Freedom of Information requests in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the guidance issued from time to time by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Any information the Ministry holds in relation to privately-managed prisons would be assessed for commercial sensitivity. We do not, however, collect statistics on staff employed or deployed by privately-managed prisons.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 260073 question first answered 10/06/2019 16:44:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129885

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP sentenced prisoners have been refused access to a mental health treatment courses in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	260075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. NHS England has statutory and financial responsibility for providing health care in English prisons, including delivering mental health treatment.</p><p> </p><p>No prisoners should be refused access to a mental health treatment based on their sentence type. Individual cases are assessed on the basis of the offender’s readiness and suitability to engage in treatment.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:05:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129182

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were released from custody into homelessness in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost, as there would be a need to check individual records of all young people released from custody since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/06/2019 15:30:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129184

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department conducted or commissioned before the decision to introduce 11 new probation regions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Proposals for a consolidation of probation regions in England and Wales were included in the public consultation <em>Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence</em>. Feedback on these proposals formed part of the Department’s considerations in addition to further consultation with Police and Crime Commissioners, Local Authorities and other key stakeholders to ensure the proposed regional structure effectively facilitates joint working between probation providers and key partners at a regional and local level .</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 16:45:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129186

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the frequency of self-harm incidents among (a) the general prison population and (b) IPP sentenced prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on self-harm in prison, and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information about self-harm incidents up to December 2018 for the general prison population, and broken down by type of custody, including those serving IPP sentences, can be found in table 2.6 of the document entitled <em>Self-harm in prison custody 2004-2018</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons, including redoubling our efforts to address the record levels of self-harm. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. This is allowing us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners. We are improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody and working to improve the multi-disciplinary ACCT case management process for those at risk of suicide or self-harm.</p><p>We have rolled out a revised and improved Introduction to Suicide and Self-harm Prevention course. This is being completed by all new staff and is being delivered as refresher training to all existing staff. 25,000 staff have already begun this training and over 14,000 have completed all six modules.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 16:49:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129187

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP sentenced prisoners have been refused access to a therapeutic community in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>No prisoners are refused access to a Therapeutic Community based on their sentence type, with each individual case having been assessed on the basis of their readiness and suitability to engage in therapy. Referral and assessment processes for Therapeutic Communities include a structured clinical assessment to determine a prisoner’s suitability to participate in a therapeutic programme. This assessment considers levels of risk and complexity, readiness, motivation to engage, security status and appropriate medical information such as current mental state.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 14:33:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129189

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2019 to Question 251409 on Prisons: Contracts, what assessment he has made of how minimum staffing levels potentially effect the ability of private prison operators to innovate provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of how minimum staffing levels potentially affect the ability of private prison operators to innovate provision, however, the issue of staffing will be subject to thorough scrutiny.</p><p>Our contracts with current private prison operators set out the services they are required to deliver and the standards they are expected to reach. There is no requirement in the contracts to agree staffing levels with the Ministry of Justice. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract.</p><p>To manage the performance indicators set out in the contracts, each privately managed prison has a full-time on-site Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller, all employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators that will reflect numbers of staff in post, recruitment, training, sickness, and attrition. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p><p>Mandating minimum staffing levels for private prison operators would restrict their ability to introduce and foster innovation, and their flexibility to adjust their staffing levels across the lifetime of the contract according to the needs and demands created by any changes to the prison population or in risk. It could also deter them from engaging with expertise and professional support in the local and wider community and hinder their ability to respond quickly to new challenges and opportunities.</p><p>Private prisons have been recognised for their innovation, for example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>HMP Altcourse has been praised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) for its innovative approach to violence reduction.</li><li>HMP Parc founded a ground-breaking families intervention programme that has been replicated in the Netherlands and continues to receive international praise.</li><li>Prisoners at HMP Lowdham Grange introduced a photobooth in March last year, as part of efforts to help families and children have a more positive experience of visiting their fathers. HMIP described this as a “good innovation”.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As part of the Prison Operator Competition we will expect bidders to adequately resource their respective establishments to deliver a safe, decent and secure regime. We will robustly evaluate bidder responses for both quality and cost, in consultation with subject matter experts across the organisation using a public sector compactor, which includes proposed staffing levels. This will provide assurance that bidders have the resources required to ensure a safe, decent, secure and rehabilitative regime that delivers quality, value for money and affordability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/06/2019 12:55:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon