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1125083

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:18:40
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:27:30 15/05/2019 16:43:02
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	251407
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 16:11:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2019 to Question 243526 on Prisons: Contracts, if the criteria for the qualitative evaluation of operational resources will include minimum staffing levels.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251407
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251407
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>One of the key aims of the competition is to secure high quality, value for money bids. We expect providers to adequately resource their respective establishments to deliver a safe, decent and secure regime but also want to encourage innovation in service delivery. We believe setting a mandatory minimum threshold for staffing would not fully deliver the aims of the competition and could stifle the ability to innovate, both now and in the future.</p><p>However, we will robustly evaluate bidder responses, for both quality and cost in consultation with subject matter experts across the organisation. It provides a full resourcing model based on the design of the prison, operating capacity, security category, the vision for the regime and the type of services that would best meet the needs of the cohort within.</p><p>The PSC will enable us to rigorously evaluate the operational and financial aspects of the bids and 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>Recognition rights for trade unions are a matter for individual bidders and therefore are not mandated in the contract.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 16:11:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon written parliamentary question 1147753 1147754
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1125095

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:19:24
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:28:02 15/05/2019 17:33:01
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	251418
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:01:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, what steps are taken to hold private prison contractors to account.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251418
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251418
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The private sector has an important role to play, and currently runs some high-performing prisons, as part of a safe, decent and secure prison estate.</p><p>Privately managed prison performance is closely monitored by robust contract management processes. Each privately managed prison has an on-site controller, employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). Controllers, together with regional contract managers review performance against performance indicators set out in the contract. Any improvement action identified may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p><p>As well as contractual performance indicators, key statistics across public protection; safety and order; and offender reform are published annually for both the private and public estate.</p><p>Privately-managed prisons are subject to the same external inspection procedures as those in the public sector. Prisons are inspected at least once every five years by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, and face regular scrutiny by their local Independent Monitoring Board. Additionally, HMPPS internal audit and assurance scrutinises private prisons to ensure they are meeting their responsibilities.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:01:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1126630

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:17:46
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 19:26:48 20/05/2019 12:25:02
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	254234
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 11:53:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 251408 on Prisons: Contracts, which versions of the Model for Operational Delivery have previously been made available to potential private prison contractors.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254234
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254234
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Two versions of the ‘Model for Operational Delivery: New Resettlement Prison’ document have been made available to bidders as part of the prison operator services competition. These were versions 1.7 and the current version, 1.8 (which has been placed in the House Library).</p> question first answered 20/05/2019 11:53:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1129883

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 21:11:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:26:45 10/06/2019 17:16:05
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	260073
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 16:44:29
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 260073
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	260073
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer 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> question first answered 10/06/2019 16:44:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1131228

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 17:56:15
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 18:06:16 17/06/2019 17:26:01
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	263191
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 16:55:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254234 on Prisons: Contracts, on what date version 1.7 of the document, Model for operational delivery: new resettlement prison was produced.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263191
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263191
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Version 1.7 of the document <em>Model for Operational Delivery: New Resettlement Prison</em> was published on 29 November 2018, in line with the launch of the Prison Operator Framework Competition.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 16:55:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1147753

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/10/2019
	date	02/10/2019
	date tabled	02/10/2019
	ddp created	02/10/2019 18:56:49
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	02/10/2019 19:07:41 07/10/2019 15:05:05
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	293655
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/10/2019 14:33:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) contractors and (b) sub-contractors operated within the prison estate in each of the last three years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 293655
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293655
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This request can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 07/10/2019 14:33:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1147754

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/10/2019
	date	02/10/2019
	date tabled	02/10/2019
	ddp created	02/10/2019 18:56:52
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	02/10/2019 19:07:44 07/10/2019 15:05:04
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	293656
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/10/2019 14:33:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of (a) contractors and (b) sub-contractors operating within the prison estate in the most recent period for which information is available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 293656
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293656
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This request can only be answered at a disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 07/10/2019 14:33:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1125086

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:18:49
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:27:37 15/05/2019 16:43:04
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	251409
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 16:11:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, whether contracts for new private prison operators will specify (a) minimum staffing levels and (b) trade union recognition.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251409
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251409
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>One of the key aims of the competition is to secure high quality, value for money bids. We expect providers to adequately resource their respective establishments to deliver a safe, decent and secure regime but also want to encourage innovation in service delivery. We believe setting a mandatory minimum threshold for staffing would not fully deliver the aims of the competition and could stifle the ability to innovate, both now and in the future.</p><p>However, we will robustly evaluate bidder responses, for both quality and cost in consultation with subject matter experts across the organisation. It provides a full resourcing model based on the design of the prison, operating capacity, security category, the vision for the regime and the type of services that would best meet the needs of the cohort within.</p><p>The PSC will enable us to rigorously evaluate the operational and financial aspects of the bids and 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>Recognition rights for trade unions are a matter for individual bidders and therefore are not mandated in the contract.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 16:11:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1125087

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:18:53
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:27:39 15/05/2019 16:17:02
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	251410
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 15:45:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page three of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, if he will place a copy of the Framework Agreement in the Library.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251410
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251410
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The final version of the Framework Agreement will be published following the award of the the Prison Operator Services Framework Competition. This will be published on the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> question first answered 15/05/2019 15:45:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493

1125088

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:18:56
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:27:42 15/05/2019 16:41:06
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	251411
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 16:09:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page five of the House Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2019-0490, Prison Operator Competition Contract Summary, whether staffing levels are included in Daily Reports.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251411
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251411
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Daily Report is a log provided by the contractor to the Ministry of Justice each day by 9am. It provides information about the previous day, including details of: the number of available prisoner places; the number of unavailable prison places; the number of prisoners accommodated at the prison; and the number of prisoners sharing a cell. Information on staffing levels is not provided in the Daily Report but is submitted through other management information requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided in the Daily Report is used to calculate the Daily Payment, the monthly aggregate of which forms the main element of the monthly payment made to the contractor. The Daily Payment is based on the number of available prisoner places provided by the contractor and is calculated daily in order to capture changes in prisoner place availability.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 16:09:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	creator	4493
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493