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Following a period of staffing challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a substantial improvement in the national staffing picture within prisons. The number of Band 3-5 prison officers has increased by 1,634 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) between December 2022 - 2023, and resignation rates have fallen over the same period. This is the result of significant efforts across the agency, including substantial increases in pay for staff and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign.

Table One below shows the number of indicative vacancies for Band 3 Prison Officers in the Long Term & High Security Estate (for prisons in the South) for January 2018, January 2019, January 2020, January 2021, January 2022 and January 2023. Data is not held for the period January 2017 and has not been provided.<\/p>

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In reality, many establishments will routinely sit marginally below their Target Staffing level due to normal attrition and time to hire and so we would not expect establishments to run consistently at 100% staffing.<\/p>

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Where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level, these are routinely supplemented (e.g., by using Payment Plus, a form of overtime) which is not accounted for in the indicative vacancy data provided. Use of detached duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the data.<\/p>

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Table One: Total Band 3 Prison Officer Indicative Vacancies across Long Term & High Security Estate (LTHSE) South, January 2018 to January 2023<\/strong><\/p>

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Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Indicative vacancies (FTE)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-18<\/p><\/td>

104<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-19<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-20<\/p><\/td>

62<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-21<\/p><\/td>

86<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-22<\/p><\/td>

127<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-23<\/p><\/td>

323<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Notes <\/strong><\/p>

  • All data is taken from Workforce Planning Tool returns and show the average position across January for each year, adjusted for joiners and leavers in the month.<\/li>
  • Workforce Planning Tool returns are manually completed by Prisons each month and, as with any manual returns, are subject to human error.<\/li>
  • Data shows average resource across the month, adjusted for joiners and leavers in the month.<\/li>
  • The Long Term & High Security Estate South includes: Belmarsh, Isle of Wight, Long Lartin, Swaleside, Whitemoor and Woodhill.<\/li>
  • Indicative vacancies are the difference between Target Staffing levels and Staff in Post at an individual establishment level. Where Staff in Post (FTE) exceeds Target Staffing (FTE) for an establishment, the number of indicative vacancies has been shown as 0 FTE. Indicative vacancies have been summed across establishments to give the number of indicative vacancies for LTHSE South.<\/li>
  • Target Staffing level is the number of staff required to run an optimal regime in each prison. This level is greater than the minimum number of staff required for a prison to operate safely, and includes allowances for staff taking leave, being off sick or being on training.<\/li>
  • The Target Staffing Figures are set on a site-specific basis and vary in size. Over the reporting period in question, Target Staffing levels for the LTHSE estate has increased which in part explains the increase in vacancies.<\/li>
  • Band 3 Prison Officers include 'Prison Officer - Band 3' and 'Prison Officer - Youth Justice Worker - Band 3'.<\/li>
  • Target Staffing levels are established based on a 39-hour working week. Staff in Post (FTE) is set at 1.0 FTE for those on a 39-hour contract / 1.05 FTE for those on a 41-hour contract and 0.95 FTE for those on a 37-hour contract.<\/li>
  • Target Staffing levels cannot be used to directly calculate vacancies due to the discretion governors have to change establishment level staffing requirements through Governors' Freedoms. As a result, the Ministry of Justice does not regularly present vacancy data and the data presented should be treated with caution.<\/li>
  • Staff in Post data used to calculate an indicative number of vacancies does not take into account those on long-term absences (e.g. career breaks / loans / secondments / agency staff or other forms of overtime).<\/li>
  • Where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level, these are routinely supplemented (e.g., by using Payment Plus, a form of overtime) which is not accounted for in the indicative vacancy data provided. Use of detached duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the data.<\/li><\/ul>

    <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T15:10:38.303Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Officers: Vacancies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there were for band 3 prison officers in the Long Term High Security Estate - South at the start of each year from 2017 to 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brentford and Isleworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth Cadbury"} ], "uin" : "23505"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712689", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712689/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    General, otherwise known as ordinary, powers of attorney are governed by the Powers of Attorney Act 1971. They allow a donor to give power to an attorney to manage their affairs for a defined period of time. There is no requirement to name or notify nominated persons and the Public Guardian is not involved in the process. Powers of attorney are an important mechanism for supporting agency arrangements, often in a commercial context, and there are no plans to change this arrangement to require notification of nominated persons.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) are governed by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which requires that any nominated persons are notified at the point when an application is made to the Office of the Public Guardian to register the LPA. An application to register an LPA can be made either by the donor or by one or more attorneys named in the LPA. Currently, it is the applicant\u2019s responsibility to notify any nominated persons. The Public Guardian maintains a register of all registered LPAs and anyone can request a free search to check if there is a registered LPA for a relative or friend.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    The Powers of Attorney Act 2023, when implemented, will improve the process for notification and objections for LPAs. The Public Guardian will in future be responsible for issuing notices to the donor, their attorneys and any persons to be notified that the LPA has been received for registration and appears to be validly made. Furthermore, anyone who is aware that an LPA is being made will be able to object to its registration at an earlier stage in the process if they have concerns. These changes will strengthen the existing safeguards in the system.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Finchley and Golders Green"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T11:11:22.747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Powers of Attorney"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the Office of the Public Guardian to notify all nominated persons when a (a) power of attorney and (b) lasting power of attorney is made.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"} ], "uin" : "23023"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712690", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712690/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, execution of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) must be witnessed and a certificate provider must confirm that the donor understands the powers they are conferring on their attorney or attorneys and is not being coerced to make the LPA. A mandatory 4-week period must elapse before registration, allowing time for objections to be raised prior to registration.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Following consultation on ways to strengthen these protections, my department is working with the Office of the Public Guardian to implement a modernised LPA, facilitated by the Powers of Attorney Act 2023.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    The modernised LPA will introduce identity checks for donors and certificate providers to reduce the risk that an unknown party could obtain an LPA in another person\u2019s name without their knowledge. The certificate provider will be required to be present at execution of the LPA by the donor and a more streamlined objection process will allow anyone to object, making it easier for potential abuses to be challenged earlier in the process. These measures collectively should reduce the risk of fraudulent LPAs and abuse of the powers they confer.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Once the LPA is registered, any concerns about its use can be reported to the Office of the Public Guardian, which has authority to investigate. It can, if necessary, ask the court to remove the power for an attorney to act.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Finchley and Golders Green"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T11:12:49.62Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Powers of Attorney: Fraud"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) fraud and (b) misuse of Lasting Power of Attorney.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"} ], "uin" : "23024"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712705", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712705/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    No Police Detectives are directly employed by HMPPS. HMPPS has, however, funded 20 dedicated Police Detectives employed in Police Regional Organised Crime Units, to support in the investigation of corruption within the organisation.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T09:54:41.597Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison and Probation Service: Corruption"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police detectives are employed by the counter corruption unit in HM Prison and Probation Service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brentford and Isleworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth Cadbury"} ], "uin" : "22963"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712730", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    All prisons have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs. Our drug testing contract also enables us to deliver key commitments in the Cross-Government Drug Strategy such as: testing of offenders who receive a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement, the pilot of Intensive Supervision Courts and increased flexibility to test for a broader range of drugs. In addition, all prisons have been provided with access to forensic testing of items seized or found within the estate.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Our £100 million Security Investment Programme completed in March 2022 and delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners, supplying full coverage across the closed male estate. We have also installed 84 X-ray baggage scanners at 49 sites, drug detection machines and metal detection archways. Furthermore, we are taking steps to support individuals with substance misuse issues in prison. We have dramatically increased the number of incentivised substance-free living units (ISFLs), where prisoners commit to living drug-free with incentives and regular testing. 80 prisons now have an ISFL, up from 25 in summer 2022.<\/p>

    <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T09:52:55.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Drugs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates in prisons were drug tested at least once in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Holland and The Deepings"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir John Hayes"} ], "uin" : "22844"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712846", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712846/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    The table below sets out the number of appeals for all types of benefit awaiting a hearing (i) nationally, (ii) by region, and (iv) by hearing venue as at end of December 2023 (the latest period for which data are available). There is no separate data collated at (iii) Tribunal office level.<\/p>

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    Data for 22 April 2010 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    All SSCS Benefits at December 231<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Region / Venue<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    Total Open Caseload<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    Ready To List<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    Listed For Hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    London <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    11785<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    6166<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    1401<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bexleyheath<\/p><\/td>

    6<\/p><\/td>

    3<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    East London<\/p><\/td>

    2715<\/p><\/td>

    1443<\/p><\/td>

    349<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Enfield<\/p><\/td>

    46<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td>

    4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Fox Court<\/p><\/td>

    5765<\/p><\/td>

    2996<\/p><\/td>

    670<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Hatton Cross<\/p><\/td>

    436<\/p><\/td>

    170<\/p><\/td>

    96<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Romford<\/p><\/td>

    844<\/p><\/td>

    516<\/p><\/td>

    112<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Sutton<\/p><\/td>

    1973<\/p><\/td>

    1018<\/p><\/td>

    170<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Midlands<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    14569<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    7979<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    2084<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Birmingham<\/p><\/td>

    3275<\/p><\/td>

    1668<\/p><\/td>

    603<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Boston<\/p><\/td>

    299<\/p><\/td>

    196<\/p><\/td>

    33<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Chesterfield<\/p><\/td>

    649<\/p><\/td>

    359<\/p><\/td>

    84<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Coventry<\/p><\/td>

    1146<\/p><\/td>

    725<\/p><\/td>

    102<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Derby<\/p><\/td>

    1047<\/p><\/td>

    618<\/p><\/td>

    142<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Hereford<\/p><\/td>

    162<\/p><\/td>

    81<\/p><\/td>

    25<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Kidderminster<\/p><\/td>

    193<\/p><\/td>

    93<\/p><\/td>

    37<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Leicester<\/p><\/td>

    1305<\/p><\/td>

    700<\/p><\/td>

    160<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Lincoln<\/p><\/td>

    693<\/p><\/td>

    422<\/p><\/td>

    71<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Northampton<\/p><\/td>

    736<\/p><\/td>

    476<\/p><\/td>

    87<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Nottingham<\/p><\/td>

    1666<\/p><\/td>

    906<\/p><\/td>

    256<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Nuneaton<\/p><\/td>

    123<\/p><\/td>

    72<\/p><\/td>

    13<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Shrewsbury<\/p><\/td>

    518<\/p><\/td>

    283<\/p><\/td>

    67<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Stoke<\/p><\/td>

    681<\/p><\/td>

    379<\/p><\/td>

    78<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Walsall<\/p><\/td>

    493<\/p><\/td>

    226<\/p><\/td>

    86<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wellingborough<\/p><\/td>

    280<\/p><\/td>

    169<\/p><\/td>

    31<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wolverhampton<\/p><\/td>

    1058<\/p><\/td>

    462<\/p><\/td>

    180<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Worcester<\/p><\/td>

    245<\/p><\/td>

    144<\/p><\/td>

    29<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    North East (Leeds)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    6382<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    2903<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    1205<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Barnsley<\/p><\/td>

    314<\/p><\/td>

    126<\/p><\/td>

    67<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bradford<\/p><\/td>

    1055<\/p><\/td>

    542<\/p><\/td>

    178<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Doncaster<\/p><\/td>

    448<\/p><\/td>

    191<\/p><\/td>

    75<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Grimsby<\/p><\/td>

    300<\/p><\/td>

    138<\/p><\/td>

    57<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Huddersfield<\/p><\/td>

    36<\/p><\/td>

    11<\/p><\/td>

    8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Hull<\/p><\/td>

    615<\/p><\/td>

    327<\/p><\/td>

    97<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Leeds<\/p><\/td>

    957<\/p><\/td>

    341<\/p><\/td>

    193<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Scarborough<\/p><\/td>

    241<\/p><\/td>

    111<\/p><\/td>

    53<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Sheffield<\/p><\/td>

    1182<\/p><\/td>

    554<\/p><\/td>

    214<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wakefield<\/p><\/td>

    982<\/p><\/td>

    473<\/p><\/td>

    187<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    York<\/p><\/td>

    252<\/p><\/td>

    89<\/p><\/td>

    76<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    North East (Newcastle)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    4775<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    2480<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    807<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bedlington<\/p><\/td>

    234<\/p><\/td>

    95<\/p><\/td>

    65<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Berwick<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td>

    9<\/p><\/td>

    4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Darlington<\/p><\/td>

    502<\/p><\/td>

    251<\/p><\/td>

    77<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Durham<\/p><\/td>

    425<\/p><\/td>

    212<\/p><\/td>

    95<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Gateshead<\/p><\/td>

    116<\/p><\/td>

    49<\/p><\/td>

    32<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Newcastle<\/p><\/td>

    751<\/p><\/td>

    284<\/p><\/td>

    176<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    North Shields<\/p><\/td>

    208<\/p><\/td>

    56<\/p><\/td>

    63<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    South Shields<\/p><\/td>

    361<\/p><\/td>

    176<\/p><\/td>

    72<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Sunderland<\/p><\/td>

    792<\/p><\/td>

    488<\/p><\/td>

    80<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Teesside<\/p><\/td>

    1366<\/p><\/td>

    860<\/p><\/td>

    143<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    North West<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    10686<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    5704<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    1635<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Barrow<\/p><\/td>

    108<\/p><\/td>

    65<\/p><\/td>

    12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Birkenhead<\/p><\/td>

    440<\/p><\/td>

    264<\/p><\/td>

    57<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Blackburn<\/p><\/td>

    401<\/p><\/td>

    225<\/p><\/td>

    69<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Blackpool<\/p><\/td>

    545<\/p><\/td>

    238<\/p><\/td>

    105<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bolton<\/p><\/td>

    613<\/p><\/td>

    303<\/p><\/td>

    108<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Burnley<\/p><\/td>

    374<\/p><\/td>

    200<\/p><\/td>

    46<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bury<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Carlisle<\/p><\/td>

    254<\/p><\/td>

    125<\/p><\/td>

    42<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Chester<\/p><\/td>

    627<\/p><\/td>

    358<\/p><\/td>

    81<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Lancaster<\/p><\/td>

    157<\/p><\/td>

    94<\/p><\/td>

    7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Liverpool<\/p><\/td>

    1640<\/p><\/td>

    778<\/p><\/td>

    234<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Manchester<\/p><\/td>

    2159<\/p><\/td>

    1258<\/p><\/td>

    331<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Preston<\/p><\/td>

    317<\/p><\/td>

    143<\/p><\/td>

    70<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Rochdale<\/p><\/td>

    636<\/p><\/td>

    279<\/p><\/td>

    127<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Runcorn<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    St Helens<\/p><\/td>

    676<\/p><\/td>

    373<\/p><\/td>

    99<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Stockport<\/p><\/td>

    977<\/p><\/td>

    581<\/p><\/td>

    129<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wigan<\/p><\/td>

    581<\/p><\/td>

    327<\/p><\/td>

    82<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Workington<\/p><\/td>

    179<\/p><\/td>

    93<\/p><\/td>

    36<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    1557<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    411<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    508<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Aberdeen<\/p><\/td>

    89<\/p><\/td>

    24<\/p><\/td>

    27<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Ayr<\/p><\/td>

    101<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td>

    40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Campbeltown Centre<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Dumfries (Cairndale)<\/p><\/td>

    26<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    13<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Dundee<\/p><\/td>

    88<\/p><\/td>

    18<\/p><\/td>

    22<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Dunfermline<\/p><\/td>

    27<\/p><\/td>

    7<\/p><\/td>

    6<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Edinburgh<\/p><\/td>

    315<\/p><\/td>

    92<\/p><\/td>

    114<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Galashiels<\/p><\/td>

    28<\/p><\/td>

    9<\/p><\/td>

    8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Glasgow<\/p><\/td>

    489<\/p><\/td>

    143<\/p><\/td>

    155<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Greenock<\/p><\/td>

    46<\/p><\/td>

    10<\/p><\/td>

    15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Hamilton<\/p><\/td>

    130<\/p><\/td>

    26<\/p><\/td>

    34<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Inverness<\/p><\/td>

    63<\/p><\/td>

    9<\/p><\/td>

    24<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Kilmarnock<\/p><\/td>

    7<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Kirkcaldy<\/p><\/td>

    59<\/p><\/td>

    22<\/p><\/td>

    19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Kirkwall<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Lerwick<\/p><\/td>

    3<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Lewis<\/p><\/td>

    3<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Oban<\/p><\/td>

    6<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    3<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Stirling<\/p><\/td>

    65<\/p><\/td>

    22<\/p><\/td>

    19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Stranraer<\/p><\/td>

    4<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wick<\/p><\/td>

    5<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    South East<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    12225<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    7369<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    1200<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Ashford<\/p><\/td>

    930<\/p><\/td>

    533<\/p><\/td>

    102<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Basildon<\/p><\/td>

    399<\/p><\/td>

    200<\/p><\/td>

    75<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bedford<\/p><\/td>

    365<\/p><\/td>

    243<\/p><\/td>

    33<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Brighton<\/p><\/td>

    1250<\/p><\/td>

    733<\/p><\/td>

    109<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Cambridge<\/p><\/td>

    456<\/p><\/td>

    244<\/p><\/td>

    61<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Chatham<\/p><\/td>

    616<\/p><\/td>

    434<\/p><\/td>

    60<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Chelmsford<\/p><\/td>

    700<\/p><\/td>

    434<\/p><\/td>

    64<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Eastbourne<\/p><\/td>

    135<\/p><\/td>

    88<\/p><\/td>

    11<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Hastings<\/p><\/td>

    317<\/p><\/td>

    221<\/p><\/td>

    23<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    High Wycombe<\/p><\/td>

    509<\/p><\/td>

    291<\/p><\/td>

    55<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Ipswich<\/p><\/td>

    619<\/p><\/td>

    409<\/p><\/td>

    37<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Kings Lynn<\/p><\/td>

    269<\/p><\/td>

    136<\/p><\/td>

    33<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Luton<\/p><\/td>

    605<\/p><\/td>

    365<\/p><\/td>

    46<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Margate<\/p><\/td>

    322<\/p><\/td>

    197<\/p><\/td>

    29<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Milton Keynes<\/p><\/td>

    309<\/p><\/td>

    172<\/p><\/td>

    38<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Norwich<\/p><\/td>

    990<\/p><\/td>

    657<\/p><\/td>

    87<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Oxford<\/p><\/td>

    551<\/p><\/td>

    351<\/p><\/td>

    58<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Peterborough<\/p><\/td>

    467<\/p><\/td>

    243<\/p><\/td>

    56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Reading<\/p><\/td>

    593<\/p><\/td>

    352<\/p><\/td>

    53<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Southend<\/p><\/td>

    220<\/p><\/td>

    109<\/p><\/td>

    42<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Stevenage<\/p><\/td>

    239<\/p><\/td>

    137<\/p><\/td>

    19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Watford<\/p><\/td>

    1364<\/p><\/td>

    820<\/p><\/td>

    109<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    South West<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    9782<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    5401<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    823<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Unallocated 2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

    247<\/p><\/td>

    156<\/p><\/td>

    18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Aldershot<\/p><\/td>

    555<\/p><\/td>

    309<\/p><\/td>

    52<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Barnstaple<\/p><\/td>

    122<\/p><\/td>

    60<\/p><\/td>

    9<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bournemouth<\/p><\/td>

    12<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Bristol<\/p><\/td>

    1922<\/p><\/td>

    1090<\/p><\/td>

    163<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Exeter<\/p><\/td>

    385<\/p><\/td>

    132<\/p><\/td>

    55<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Gloucester<\/p><\/td>

    715<\/p><\/td>

    421<\/p><\/td>

    54<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Havant<\/p><\/td>

    1058<\/p><\/td>

    684<\/p><\/td>

    63<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Newport IOW<\/p><\/td>

    319<\/p><\/td>

    225<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Newton Abbot<\/p><\/td>

    383<\/p><\/td>

    190<\/p><\/td>

    37<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Plymouth<\/p><\/td>

    623<\/p><\/td>

    303<\/p><\/td>

    62<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Poole<\/p><\/td>

    801<\/p><\/td>

    417<\/p><\/td>

    67<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Salisbury<\/p><\/td>

    73<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td>

    12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Southampton<\/p><\/td>

    982<\/p><\/td>

    594<\/p><\/td>

    58<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Swindon<\/p><\/td>

    532<\/p><\/td>

    322<\/p><\/td>

    35<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Taunton<\/p><\/td>

    410<\/p><\/td>

    215<\/p><\/td>

    32<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Truro<\/p><\/td>

    435<\/p><\/td>

    156<\/p><\/td>

    69<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Weymouth and Dorchester<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Worle<\/p><\/td>

    206<\/p><\/td>

    107<\/p><\/td>

    16<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    6471<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    3470<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    675<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Aberystwyth<\/p><\/td>

    82<\/p><\/td>

    41<\/p><\/td>

    10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Caernarfon<\/p><\/td>

    179<\/p><\/td>

    64<\/p><\/td>

    26<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Cardiff<\/p><\/td>

    2668<\/p><\/td>

    1455<\/p><\/td>

    310<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Carmarthen<\/p><\/td>

    107<\/p><\/td>

    36<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Haverfordwest<\/p><\/td>

    153<\/p><\/td>

    68<\/p><\/td>

    20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Langstone, Newport<\/p><\/td>

    1181<\/p><\/td>

    703<\/p><\/td>

    91<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Llandrindod Wells<\/p><\/td>

    37<\/p><\/td>

    21<\/p><\/td>

    8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Llanelli<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td>

    0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Llangefni<\/p><\/td>

    284<\/p><\/td>

    180<\/p><\/td>

    25<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Port Talbot<\/p><\/td>

    531<\/p><\/td>

    232<\/p><\/td>

    45<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Prestatyn<\/p><\/td>

    411<\/p><\/td>

    247<\/p><\/td>

    31<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Swansea<\/p><\/td>

    317<\/p><\/td>

    140<\/p><\/td>

    34<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Welshpool<\/p><\/td>

    81<\/p><\/td>

    46<\/p><\/td>

    14<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Wrexham<\/p><\/td>

    438<\/p><\/td>

    237<\/p><\/td>

    41<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    SSCS Regional Centre Not Known<\/p><\/td>

    29<\/p><\/td>

    4<\/p><\/td>

    2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    78261<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    41887<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    10340<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    <\/p>

    From April 2023 the SSCS Tribunal started to list cases using a new Scheduling and Listing solution. This, alongside HMCTS migrating to a new Strategic Data Platform, has resulted in some cases heard and decided using this new listing solution not currently being included in the data above.<\/p>

    1. Data pulled 24/4/2024<\/p>

    2. Unallocated relates to appeals that have not yet been allocated to a venue.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that the data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when data are used.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Management information reflects the data held on the case management system, which is subject to change, and can differ from the quality-assured MOJ official statistics, which form the agreed definitive position.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Finchley and Golders Green"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T11:08:28.687Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Security Benefits: Appeals"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals for all types of benefit case (a) are awaiting a hearing and (b) were awaiting a hearing on 22 April 2010 (i) nationally, (ii) by region, (iii) by Tribunal Office and (iv) by hearing venue.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dame Angela Eagle"} ], "uin" : "22891"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701965", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701965/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is independent of government and has a statutory duty to select candidates for judicial appointment solely on merit; select only people of good character and have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of persons available for judicial selection. The JAC keeps its selection processes under continual review to ensure they are transparent, fair, and attract talented candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. In 2022-2023, across all legal JAC exercises, 51% of those recommended for appointment were women and 16% were ethnic minorities, contributing to a more diverse judiciary.<\/p>

    The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the three largest legal professions on actions to improve judicial diversity. The Forum\u2019s 2024 action plan (https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Judicial-Diversity-Forum-Priorities-and-Actions-for-2024.pdf<\/a>) which was published in January, sets out our shared priorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4941", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellamy"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bellamy"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-30T13:42:51.167Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Judiciary: Public Appointments"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the University of Manchester Racial Bias and the Bench: A response to the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2020-2025), published in November 2022, what support they will give to recommendations to overhaul judicial appointment processes to deliver a more diverse judiciary and embed equalities within the judiciary.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4540", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "The Lord Bishop of Gloucester"} ], "uin" : "HL3880"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 7, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }