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star this property date less than 2019-02-11more like thismore than 2019-02-11
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Annex A of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018 to the Justice Committee inquiry on HMP Birmingham, what the ratio of operational capacity to full-time equivalent band three prison officers at (a) HMP Birmingham and (b) all listed comparator prisons was in November 2016. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-02-19more like thismore than 2019-02-19
star this property answer text <p>The operational capacity of all prisons in England and Wales is provided monthly as part of the regularly published Prison Population statistics. A breakdown of staffing at various grades by establishment is provided as part of the Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics which are published quarterly. This information can be found at the following links;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Privately-run prisons have different grading systems from public sector establishments. The table below displays the number of Prison Custody Officers (PCOs) at HMP Birmingham and HMP Forest Bank that were included as part of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of HMPPS of 21 December 2018. The other figures in the table represent the number of funded PCO posts at HMP Peterborough and for HMP Birmingham. HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics are not published for privately managed prisons. The Ministry of Justice does not hold staffing numbers or specific points in time, and it is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract and ensure that staff are sufficiently trained to undertake their duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>292.47</p></td><td><p>277.87</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>296.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows full-time equivalent band three prison officers for November 2016 at the comparator listed prisons from the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liverpool</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the operational capacity at the requested prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>917</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Liverpool</strong></p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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219509 more like this
219511 more like this
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less than 2019-02-19T15:46:37.13Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon remove filter
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star this property date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to increase the number of prison officers above the levels as outlined in HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2019; and what his Department's target is for the number of prison officers to be in post by 30 June 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
star this property 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. We have recruited more than 4,700 additional prison officers since October 2016 and staffing levels are now at their highest since 2012. We will continue to recruit officers to ensure safe and decent prisons.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-09-05T16:04:48.8Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-05T16:04:48.8Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-05more like thismore than 2019-07-05
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of days of detached duty worked was in each prison where performance was found to be of serious concern in the Annual Prison Performance Ratings 2017-18 in (a) the last six months of 2017 and (b) the last six months of 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
star this property answer text <p>National Detached Duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons and respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise. The deployment of staff between prisons on National Detached Duty is a regular and normal part of prison resourcing; the number of Prison Officers deployed on National Detached Duty varies from one week to the next in order to reflect operational circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the number of staff deployed through National Detached Duty to the prisons rated as being of serious concern in the Annual Prison Performance Ratings 2017-18 for the last six months of 2017 and 2018. Figures are not included for HMP Peterborough as privately managed prisons are not supported with National Detached Duty. It should be noted that the figures represent the number of staff in place during the week commencing the date shown, it is not known how many days per week that staff would have been deployed. It is only possible to obtain data for days worked at disproportionate cost.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
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less than 2019-07-15T17:00:36.05Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-15T17:00:36.05Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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star this property file name PQ 273819 DD in sites of serious concern (6mths 20176 months 2018).xlsx more like this
star this property title PQ 273819 DD in sites of serious concern more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon remove filter
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star this property date less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of days of detached duty worked was in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project in (a) the last six months of 2017 and (b) the last six months of 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-11more like thismore than 2019-07-11
star this property answer text <p>Detached Duty (DD) is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons and respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise. The deployment of staff between prisons on DD is a regular and normal part of prison resourcing; the number of Prison Officers deployed on DD varies from one week to the next in order to reflect operational circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Detached Duty is allocated on a cycle (4 week average) rather than on a month by month (or day by day) basis. The prisons in the 10 Prisons Project are: Hull, Humber, Isis, Leeds, Lindholme, Moorland, Nottingham, Ranby, Wealtsun, Wormwood Scrubs. Of these, only Isis (total of 26 weeks) and Nottingham (total of 5 weeks) received Detached Duty support in the last six months of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Annex <strong>A</strong> shows the number of staff deployed at HMPs Isis and Nottingham, each week, in the last six months of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>There was no Detached Duty deployment at any prison in the 10 Prisons Project in the last six months of 2018.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
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less than 2019-07-11T13:15:34.307Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-11T13:15:34.307Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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star this property file name ANNEX A.docx more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-02more like thismore than 2019-07-02
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of prison officers in post was in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project in (a) the last six months of 2017 and (b) the last six months of 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-11more like thismore than 2019-07-11
star this property answer text <p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons, including recruiting over 4700 officers since October 2016, and investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency. As a result, we have 1,500 more prison officers in post than this time last year. The table below provides figures for the average number of prison officers in post in the each of the prisons from the 10 Prisons Project between July and December 2017, and July and December 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Average<sup>1</sup> number of band 3-5 prison officers<sup>2</sup> in post in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Full Time Equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of Prison officers in post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Average of monthly snapshots, taken at the end of the month.</p><p>2. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p> </p><p>These prisons are also part of the 10 Prisons Project, which aims to reduce violence in 10 of our most challenging prisons by reducing the supply of drugs; restoring basic decency and providing the training and support for prison officers to challenge the behaviour that drives violence. The project received an initial £10 million funding to improve security and decency, and bolster leadership capability over a 12-month period.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
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less than 2019-07-11T15:35:02.54Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-11T15:35:02.54Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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4493
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star this property date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 5064 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-29more like thismore than 2019-10-29
star this property 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>
unstar this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-10-29T15:14:56.063Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-29T15:14:56.063Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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4493
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star this property date less than 2019-05-09more like thismore than 2019-05-09
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all prison officers in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 252665 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-05-17more like thismore than 2019-05-17
star this property answer text <p>Band 3-5 prison officers’ cumulative length of service for 2010 and 2018 are provided in table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Band 3-5 Prison Officers<sup>1</sup>, staff in post (full time equivalent) and total cumulative length of service<sup>2</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>FTE</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cumulative Length of Service (Years)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>31st December 2010</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>24,501</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>329,353</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>31st December 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>22,722</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>248,008</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Notes:</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers. 2. Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No assessment has been made of the number of years it will take for the cumulative number of years’ experience of prison officers to return to 2010 levels.</p><p>Recruiting and retaining engaged and motivated staff is crucial to driving improvements across the estate.</p><p>We gave officers an increased pay award last year and have provided additional training and support to all staff, offering services including 24/7 counselling, trauma support and occupational health assessments.</p><p>We know that retention of staff will take more than a ‘one size fits all’ approach, and specific action is being taken where needed.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 252666 more like this
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less than 2019-05-17T13:07:13.46Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-17T13:07:13.46Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-05-09more like thismore than 2019-05-09
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the number of years it will take for the cumulative number of years experience of prison officers to return to 2010 levels. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-05-17more like thismore than 2019-05-17
star this property answer text <p>Band 3-5 prison officers’ cumulative length of service for 2010 and 2018 are provided in table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Band 3-5 Prison Officers<sup>1</sup>, staff in post (full time equivalent) and total cumulative length of service<sup>2</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>FTE</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cumulative Length of Service (Years)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>31st December 2010</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>24,501</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>329,353</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>31st December 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>22,722</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>248,008</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Notes:</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers. 2. Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No assessment has been made of the number of years it will take for the cumulative number of years’ experience of prison officers to return to 2010 levels.</p><p>Recruiting and retaining engaged and motivated staff is crucial to driving improvements across the estate.</p><p>We gave officers an increased pay award last year and have provided additional training and support to all staff, offering services including 24/7 counselling, trauma support and occupational health assessments.</p><p>We know that retention of staff will take more than a ‘one size fits all’ approach, and specific action is being taken where needed.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 252665 more like this
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less than 2019-05-17T13:07:13.513Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-17T13:07:13.513Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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4493
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star this property date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of prison officers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-30more like thismore than 2019-10-30
star this property 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> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-10-30T15:31:29.46Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-30T15:31:29.46Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-24more like thismore than 2019-07-24
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2019 to Question 252665 on Prison Officers, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of prison violence of the loss of over 80,000 years of prison officers' cumulative length of service. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
star this property answer text <p>The causes of violence in prison are complex, but we know that the skills and availability of staff play a critical role in maintaining order. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. We have established a new Standards Coaching Team of experienced officers from across the estate who have been trained in coaching skills. They are advising these new staff on standards and consistency, and working with them to build their confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Recruiting so many new officers inevitably means there are more staff and more leavers. We are working hard to retain staff, with the biggest pay increase in a decade and additional training so they stay and progress their careers.</p><p> </p><p>The key worker scheme is already showing promising signs of effectiveness and has started in all 92 closed adult male prisons, with over 30,000 prisoners having an assigned key worker who has dedicated time each week to work with them. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence is fully in place in all prisons. We are improving perimeter security and using other equipment such as body scanners to address the supply of drugs. We are giving officers tools like PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer. We have announced an extra £100 million for security, on top of the £70 million we were already spending to make prisons more secure and decent.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that these initiatives, together with the many other measures that we are taking to protect our staff, will reduce the level of violence in prisons.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-09-03T14:37:00.1Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-03T14:37:00.1Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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