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1137185

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	273819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/07/2019 17:00:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 273819 DD in sites of serious concern (6mths 20176 months 2018).xlsx title PQ 273819 DD in sites of serious concern
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137049

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	273442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 13:15:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name ANNEX A.docx title Annex A
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136354

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	272283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:35:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125775

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252666 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:07:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125776

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	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 number of years it will take for the cumulative number of years experience of prison officers to return to 2010 levels.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252665 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:07:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1133730

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff were deployed on detached duty in each month of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	267352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 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 basis. Annex A shows the average number of staff deployed in each Detached Duty cycle in 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/06/2019 11:13:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name Annex A - IPP Release in error v2.docx title Annex A
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125784

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been transferred (a) into and (b) out of each prison in the 10 prisons project since August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Prison officer transfers are an important part of our approach to flexibly managing the workforce and enabling the sharing of best practice.</p><p> </p><p>Several Band 3-5 prison officers have transferred in and out of the 10 prisons since August 2018. A breakdown of transfers in each of the 10 prisons is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - HMPPS band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup> who transferred <sup>2,3</sup> in each prison in 10 prison project, from 1st August 2018 to 28 February 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transfer In</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transfer Out</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><strong>1</strong> Includes band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), band 4 / Supervising Officer and band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p><strong>2</strong> Figures only include where the individual was a prison officer both before and after the move ie. ignoring transfers due to promotion or regrading.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the 10 Prisons Project, we are piloting the new Standards Coaching Team initiative, in which experienced officers from across the estate are being temporarily transferred to the 10 prisons to provide coaching and support to new recruits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:23:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125781

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of detached duty have been provided to each of the prisons in the 10 prisons project in each month since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 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>Annex A attached shows the number [and cycle] of staff deployed to the six of the prisons in the 10 prisons project (Isis, Hull, Moorland, Nottingham, Ranby and Wormwood Scrubs) for a period since 2015. Detached Duty is allocated on a cycle (4 week average) rather than on a month by month basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:14:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name ANNEX A.docx title Annex A tables
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon