Up until the end of 2011-12 information was collected on the average hours per weekday that prisoners were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell. Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12 have been placed in the library of the House.<\/p>
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It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell.<\/p>
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Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.<\/p>
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Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure prisoners are engaged purposefully whilst they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.<\/p>
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The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1½ million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners.<\/p>
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In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.<\/p>
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Prefix<\/p><\/td> | Number of lines / service<\/p><\/td> | Inbound calls in last 12 months*<\/p><\/td> | Alternative BT Local Rate No?<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
0843<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | N/A<\/p><\/td> | No<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
0844<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | N/A<\/p><\/td> | No<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
0845<\/p><\/td> | Nationality Contact Centre / European Enquiry Line<\/p><\/td> | 362,582<\/p><\/td> | Migrated to 0300 March 2014<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
Asylum Support Line<\/p><\/td> | 46,294<\/p><\/td> | Migrated to 0300 March 2014<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||
MPs Enquiry Line<\/p><\/td> | 18,441<\/p><\/td> | No<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> *Note:on 7 March 2014 the Nationality Contact Centre/European Enquiry Line and the Asylum Support Line both migrated from 0845 to the 0300 prefix with calls charged the same as calls to 01/02. The above volumes for those lines therefore are from June 2013 to March 2014<\/p> <\/p> HM Passport Office<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
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