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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140309/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The 17 Lots in the Prison Education Framework (PEF) have awarded the following cumulative values of contracts under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) as at 19/07/2019.<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Lot 01 - Avon &amp; South Dorset - £519,011.08<\/li><li>Lot 02 - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire &amp; Norfolk - £429,911.68<\/li><li>Lot 03 - Cumbria &amp; Lancashire - £334,311.67<\/li><li>Lot 04 - Devon &amp; North Dorset \u2013 No contracts awarded currently<\/li><li>Lot 05 - East Midlands &amp; Morton Hall - £291,421.86<\/li><li>Lot 06 - Gt Manchester, Merseyside &amp; Cheshire - £786,416.84<\/li><li>Lot 07 - Hertfordshire, Essex &amp; Suffolk - £ 543,250.00<\/li><li>Lot 08 - Kent, Surrey &amp; Sussex - £1,625,170.20<\/li><li>Lot 09 \u2013 London - £19,100.00<\/li><li>Lot 10 - Long Term High Security North - £311,744.91<\/li><li>Lot 11 - Long Term High Security South - £242,380.99<\/li><li>Lot 12 - North Midlands - £6,840.00<\/li><li>Lot 13 - South Central - £311,959.91<\/li><li>Lot 14 - Tees &amp; Wear - £1,322,253.00<\/li><li>Lot 15 - West Midlands - £76,315.00<\/li><li>Lot 16 - Women\u2019s Estate North - £203,702.00<\/li><li>Lot 17 \u2013 Yorkshire - £630,991.15<\/li><\/ul><p>We have overhauled the prison education system and implemented a new Prison Education Framework. Under the new system, governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), an innovation that brings in bespoke and short-term provision, is already proving popular, with over 230 providers signed up and over 20 contracts already awarded by governors.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273816 on Prisons: Education, what the value by lot is of Dynamic Purchasing System contracts awarded to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140310/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A total of 92 contracts have been awarded to 46 Suppliers under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System as at 19/07/2019.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Contracts have been awarded to the following organisations:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>5 Step Startup School Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Acorn Training Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Personnel Management Group (UK) Limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Adviza Partnership<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Age UK Nottingham &amp; Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Astara Trianing Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Beating Time (also known as &quot;Choirs Beating Time&quot;)<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire and Luton Education Business Partnership (Trading as Develop)<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Career Connect - Duplicate registration<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cathedral Training Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Changing Lives<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Chichester College Group<\/p><\/td><td><p>x5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Community Arts Projects UK<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cronin Music Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>CXK Limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>First Point Training<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fusion21 Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Geese Theatre Company<\/p><\/td><td><p>x3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>GLA Group<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Good Vibrations<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hillsbridge Services limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>InHouse Records<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Karen Mackey Consultants<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Life Cycle UK<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln College Group<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>LTE Group (Trading as Novus)<\/p><\/td><td><p>x12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Magistra Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mainstream Training<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes College<\/p><\/td><td><p>x8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>mybe awards Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>n-ergy Group Limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>N-Gaged Training &amp; Recruitment Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Prospects Services<\/p><\/td><td><p>x5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>RiseUp CiC<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>RMF Construction Training Academy Ltd.<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Seetec Business Technology Cente Limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>SevenThreeOne<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sharon Hardy IAG and Employment Services Adviser<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>St Giles Trust<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Standguide Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The Forward Trust<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The Growth Company Ltd<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The Junction 42 Foundation<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>TKO &quot;Training, Knowledge &amp; Opportunities&quot; Limited<\/p><\/td><td><p>x2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>User Voice<\/p><\/td><td><p>x1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Weston College<\/p><\/td><td><p>x3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>We have overhauled the prison education system and implemented a new Prison Education Framework. Under the new system, governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), an innovation that brings in bespoke and short-term provision, is already proving popular, with over 230 providers signed up and over 20 contracts already awarded by governors.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273816 on Prisons: Education, which providers have been awarded Dynamic Purchasing System contracts to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137181", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137181/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It remains our intention to undertake a full future assessment of the impact of our prison education reforms in due course. This will include the particular impact of the Prison Education Framework and prison education Dynamic Purchasing System.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Education and Employment Strategy, published in May 2018, set out ambitious plans to give prison governors power and control over the education arrangements in their establishments. The Prison Education Framework and prison education Dynamic Purchasing System are key elements of that reform, enabling a governor to determine what their curriculum is, how it is delivered and who delivers it.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These arrangements will ensure a tailored and consistent approach to delivery as well as attracting and enabling smaller local suppliers and third sector organisation to participate in delivering a varied and responsive mix of provision to prisoners.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Education"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of one-year contracts on the (a) quality and (b) oversight of education in prisons.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"}
      ], "uin" : "273816"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134990", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134990/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) plans the provision of accredited programmes by obtaining a national overview of demand, and more local analyses to understand demand at sites in order to plan provision. This enables us to identify a demand above supply, for example where the Parole Board is limiting progression due to a lack of provision, we are able to identify this and make changes to the provision.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is the responsibility of HMPPS, not the Parole Board, to assess the suitability and eligibility of offenders for accredited programmes as part of their wider sentence plan. We have a wide range of accredited programmes for prisoners to attend where they are identified as suitable. We always try to ensure that courses are available to prisoners at a suitable time in their sentence.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 262421 on prisoners: education, how his Department assesses the range of courses that should be delivered without collecting information on the courses the Parole Board recommends prisoners complete.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132591", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132591/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>PeoplePlus, a subsidiary of Staffline Group PLC, were awarded contracts worth the following for providing prison education services over the last three years:<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2016 \u2013 Jul 2017:<\/strong> £11.246m<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2017 \u2013 Jul 2018:<\/strong> £11.246m<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2018 \u2013 Mar 2019:<\/strong> £7.498m*<\/p><p><em>*This period ended when new prison education contracts commenced on 1 April 2019.<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>PeoplePlus are (with effect from 1 April 2019) delivering education services in HMP Bedford; HMP Littlehey; HMP &amp; YOI Norwich; HMP Bure; HMP Wayland; HMP Leicester; HMP Onley; HMP Lincoln; HMP North Sea Camp; HMP Whatton; HMP The Mount; HMP &amp; YOI Chelmsford; HMP Warren Hill; HMP &amp; YOI Hollesley Bay; HMP Highpoint; HMP Nottingham; HMP Ranby; HMP Stocken; HMP Sudbury; HMP &amp; YOI Foston Hall; and HMP Drake Hall.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid from the public purse to Staffline Group Plc for the provision of education services in prisons in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132592/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>PeoplePlus, a subsidiary of Staffline Group PLC, were awarded contracts worth the following for providing prison education services over the last three years:<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2016 \u2013 Jul 2017:<\/strong> £11.246m<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2017 \u2013 Jul 2018:<\/strong> £11.246m<\/p><p><strong>Aug 2018 \u2013 Mar 2019:<\/strong> £7.498m*<\/p><p><em>*This period ended when new prison education contracts commenced on 1 April 2019.<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>PeoplePlus are (with effect from 1 April 2019) delivering education services in HMP Bedford; HMP Littlehey; HMP &amp; YOI Norwich; HMP Bure; HMP Wayland; HMP Leicester; HMP Onley; HMP Lincoln; HMP North Sea Camp; HMP Whatton; HMP The Mount; HMP &amp; YOI Chelmsford; HMP Warren Hill; HMP &amp; YOI Hollesley Bay; HMP Highpoint; HMP Nottingham; HMP Ranby; HMP Stocken; HMP Sudbury; HMP &amp; YOI Foston Hall; and HMP Drake Hall.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130921/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A wide range of accredited programmes are available for prisoners to attend where they are identified as suitable. Referrals for courses and volumes delivered are kept under review and suitability for any accredited programmes will be considered as part of a prisoner\u2019s wider sentence plan. We always try to ensure that courses are available to prisoners at a suitable time in their sentence. In particular, we prioritise indeterminate sentence prisoners for courses to ensure that Parole Board recommendations can be implemented as soon as practicable. However, the completion of accredited programmes is not a mandatory requirement to secure release.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of parole eligible prisoners. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision. Prisoners are managed using a sentence plan which contains interventions that have been identified to help them to address the risks that they pose. Management of the sentence plan is a matter for HMPPS and not the Parole Board. The Parole Board will consider how interventions identified by HMPPS, and undertaken by prisoners, have impacted on the levels of risk posed by individuals.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Information relating to Parole Board recommendations is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>While HMPPS is focused on giving all prisoners opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) type of parole board recommendations for courses to be undertaken by prisoners.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130924", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130924/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Every prisoner is subject to rigorous assessment on reception which informs a Personal Learning Plan. This plan is linked to prisoners' sentence plans and helps ensure provision is suitable to address needs. Prison Governors will then be held to account for the progress of each prisoners' in their establishment against that Personal Learning Plan as they progress through their sentence including transition to support through the gate and on release.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Responsibility for education provision in prisons is held by Governors. They control the budget, decide the curriculum, and have helped to choose the main providers. In addition, our prison education Dynamic Purchasing System allows governors to commission specific, short-term education provision to meet specialised learning needs. Governors will also need to be aware of the development needs of their population and commission suitable provision that is linked to local employment needs. This will help prisoners to take full advantage of employment opportunities on release.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129828/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>We set out our intentions to reform prison education in the Education and Employment Strategy, published in May last year. Our new education programme, designed to improve the quality of prison education and give prisoners a better chance of gaining employment on release, commenced on 1 April. Prison governors are responsible for education provision in their prisons. They control the education budget, decide the curriculum, and have helped to choose the main providers. In addition, our prison education Dynamic Purchasing System allows governors to commission specific, short-term education provision to meet specialised learning needs of individual prisoners, and to commission training to address employers\u2019 particular requirements. This will help prisoners to take full advantage of employment opportunities on release. The new contracts, and increased local and national management of the education providers, will provide better and more immediate information on the quality of the service being delivered and provide a better mechanism for governors to manage performance. We do not hold data on re-offending outcomes in relation to education engagement in the form requested, and could not obtain it without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126070/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Making prison Governors responsible and accountable for the education provision delivered in their individual prisons is a key focus of the strategy. This includes giving them control of their education budgets, deciding on the curriculum to be delivered and playing a role in choosing the provider(s) of their education delivery to best meet the needs of their prisoners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To measure planned and actual improvements in educational performance, we will assess that the prison infrastructure supports education;<\/p><ul><li>that prison education is fully integrated into all aspects of prison life;<\/li><li>that those in custody are assessed at the start and end of their sentences;<\/li><li>and that providers and their staff work flexibly and collaboratively to deliver high quality educational provision.<\/li><\/ul><p>We will also ensure that education is available in every prison; that prisoners all have a personal learning plan linked to their sentence plan; and that provision is suitable to address the needs of the those concerned. Governors will also need to be aware of the needs of their population and commission suitable provision that is linked to local employment needs, so that those released from prison can gain employment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Progress will be measured via improvements in the Ofsted ratings awarded, ensuring that there is an increase in the percentage of prisons receiving \u201cGood\u201d or \u201cOutstanding\u201d ratings for education delivery.<\/p>"}
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