It was not possible to answer these questions within the timeframe for the original questions as the information was being assembled from a variety of statistical sources. It is still not ready, but I will write to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the House Library.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-05T17:30:47.8511448Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Written Questions"} , "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, when he intends to answer Questions 210325, 210324 and 210323 due for answer on 17 October 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Diana Johnson"} ], "uin" : "212855"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/102061", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/102061/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Prison Officer vacancies are defined as a deficit of staff in post compared to benchmark staffing level. Benchmarks have now been agreed for most public sector Prison Service establishments which allow the reporting of staffing levels against benchmarks at prison level. Prior to the agreement of staffing benchmarks the inconsistency and uncertainty in the data held by the centre meant it was not possible to provide an accurate prison by prison breakdown of vacancies. The first set of verified data using agreed benchmarks was for 30 June 2014.<\/p>
<\/p>
NOMS is aiming to recruit approx 1,700 Prison Officers in 2014/15, into post or onto merit lists. Some of these are already in post. This would be sufficient to fill all current vacancies and those created by attrition by March 2015. Detached duty is being used in the short term to fill vacancies.<\/p>
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Band 3 to 5 Officers in Post at 30 June 2014 and Benchmark Target<\/strong><\/p> Establishment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Staff in Post (30th June 2014)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Benchmark Target<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Difference<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> Gartree<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> -27<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glen Parva<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td> 186<\/p><\/td> -6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicester<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 113<\/p><\/td> -13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lincoln<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 161<\/p><\/td> -11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Sea Camp<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> -10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td> -20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Onley<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 134<\/p><\/td> -14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ranby<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> -16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stocken<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 156<\/p><\/td> -6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sudbury<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> -12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Whatton<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 164<\/p><\/td> -4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedford<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> -7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bure<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 141<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chelmsford<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 191<\/p><\/td> -21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Highpoint<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td> 246<\/p><\/td> -16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hollesley Bay<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> -7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Littlehey<\/p><\/td> 220<\/p><\/td> 234<\/p><\/td> -14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norwich<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> The Mount<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 176<\/p><\/td> -36<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warren Hill<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 92<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wayland<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brixton<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 151<\/p><\/td> -11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coldingley<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 97<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> High Down<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 206<\/p><\/td> -16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isis<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 147<\/p><\/td> -7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pentonville<\/p><\/td> 270<\/p><\/td> 272<\/p><\/td> -2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wandsworth<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td> 296<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wormwood Scrubs<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td> 245<\/p><\/td> -5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belmarsh<\/p><\/td> 410<\/p><\/td> 402<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Frankland<\/p><\/td> 490<\/p><\/td> 492<\/p><\/td> -2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Full Sutton<\/p><\/td> 380<\/p><\/td> 379<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Long Lartin<\/p><\/td> 350<\/p><\/td> 334<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester<\/p><\/td> 430<\/p><\/td> 410<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wakefield<\/p><\/td> 330<\/p><\/td> 320<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Whitemoor<\/p><\/td> 340<\/p><\/td> 349<\/p><\/td> -9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Woodhill<\/p><\/td> 350<\/p><\/td> 394<\/p><\/td> -44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Elmley<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td> 238<\/p><\/td> -8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ford<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> -11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lewes<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 174<\/p><\/td> -4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Maidstone<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 107<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochester<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 163<\/p><\/td> -13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Standford Hill<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> -8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swaleside<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td> 239<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Deerbolt<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 126<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Durham<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 191<\/p><\/td> -1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Holme House<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td> 221<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirklevington Grange<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Garth<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 207<\/p><\/td> -17<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haverigg<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> -14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kennet<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirkham<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td> -2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancaster Farms<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 129<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool<\/p><\/td> 250<\/p><\/td> 254<\/p><\/td> -4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Preston<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td> 188<\/p><\/td> -8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Risley<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 189<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thorn Cross<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wymott<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td> 212<\/p><\/td> -2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aylesbury<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> -20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bullingdon<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 215<\/p><\/td> -15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Huntercombe<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 94<\/p><\/td> -4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isle of Wight<\/p><\/td> 270<\/p><\/td> 290<\/p><\/td> -20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Winchester<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td> -20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 155<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Channings Wood<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td> -8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dartmoor<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td> -1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Erlestoke<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Exeter<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 141<\/p><\/td> -1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guys Marsh<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> 125<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leyhill<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Portland<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cardiff<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swansea<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> -4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Usk/Prescoed<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 83<\/p><\/td> -13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brinsford<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 182<\/p><\/td> -32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Featherstone<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 128<\/p><\/td> -8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hewell<\/p><\/td> 220<\/p><\/td> 235<\/p><\/td> -15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stafford<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> -7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Stoke Heath<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swinfen Hall<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 163<\/p><\/td> -13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td> 244<\/p><\/td> -34<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds<\/p><\/td> 250<\/p><\/td> 226<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Moorland<\/p><\/td> 420<\/p><\/td> 435<\/p><\/td> -15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wealstun<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 184<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes<\/strong><\/p> 1) Although benchmarks are agreed they are still subject to review and can therefore change if necessary to meet the requirements at the establishment to ensure a safe, decent and secure environment.<\/p> 2) Benchmark figures do not include transition staff at establishments.<\/p> 3) Only establishments with a finalised benchmark are included within the table. Benchmarks have not been set for the four Immigration removal Centres which NOMS runs for the Home Office, Buckley Hall which was benchmarked in the first competition and the five establishments commissioned by the Youth Justice Board. Benchmarks for women\u2019s establishments are being finalised and are planned to be concluded by December 2014.<\/p> 4) NOMS manages vacancies through the use of payment plus for officer grades, overtime, agency staff and through the use of temporary detached duty.<\/p> 5) New capacity opening at Hull and Chelmsford has recently increased the benchmark requirement for which recruitment will be required.<\/p> 6) Staff in Post figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time to ensure consistency of reporting. Rounding to 10 accurately depicts the level of certainty with which information is held. However, it does mean that the level of shortfalls presented here is the difference of the benchmark to the rounded staff numbers and will therefore differ slightly from the unrounded figures which are used internally.<\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Officers"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer vacancies at each grade there were in each prison in each month since January 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tooting"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sadiq Khan"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/102062", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/102062/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of finds in each prison establishment for the calendar year 2013 is shown in the table below. Please note that one find may constitute a handset containing one SIM card or media card, a handset only, or a SIM card only.<\/p> <\/p> This Government is clamping down on the use of mobile phones in prisons, and seizures have increased. Prisons use a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband such intelligence-led searches, body searches, use of x-ray machines, metal detectors and CCTV surveillance cameras, as well as body orifice scanners.<\/p> <\/p> The Offender Management Act 2007 made it a criminal offence to convey specific items, including mobile phones and associated equipment into or out of a prison or to transmit sounds or images from within a prison. In March 2012, the Crime and Security Act 2010 also made it an offence, with a penalty of up to two years\u2019 imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine, to possess an unauthorised mobile phone or other electronic equipment or component element that can receive or transmit information electronically within a prison.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> PRISON<\/p><\/td> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7,451<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> ALTCOURSE<\/p><\/td> 290<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> ASHFIELD<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> ASHWELL<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> ASKHAM GRANGE<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> AYLESBURY<\/p><\/td> 176<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BEDFORD<\/p><\/td> 53<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BELMARSH<\/p><\/td> 126<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BIRMINGHAM<\/p><\/td> 133<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BLANTYRE HOUSE<\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BLUNDESTON<\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BRINSFORD<\/p><\/td> 182<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BRISTOL<\/p><\/td> 32<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BRIXTON<\/p><\/td> 23<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BRONZEFIELD<\/p><\/td> 13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BUCKLEY HALL<\/p><\/td> 111<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BULLINGDON<\/p><\/td> 23<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BULLWOOD HALL<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> BURE<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CANTERBURY<\/p><\/td> 7<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CARDIFF<\/p><\/td> 9<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CHANNINGS WOOD<\/p><\/td> 39<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> CHELMSFORD<\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> COLDINGLEY<\/p><\/td> 106<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> COOKHAM WOOD<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DARTMOOR<\/p><\/td> 11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DEERBOLT<\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DONCASTER<\/p><\/td> 182<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DORCHESTER<\/p><\/td> 5<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DOVEGATE<\/p><\/td> 30<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DOVER<\/p><\/td> 5<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DOWNVIEW<\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DRAKE HALL<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DURHAM<\/p><\/td> 20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> EAST SUTTON PARK<\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> EASTWOOD PARK<\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> ELMLEY<\/p><\/td> 103<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> ERLESTOKE<\/p><\/td> 98<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> EVERTHORPE<\/p><\/td> 45<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> EXETER<\/p><\/td> 16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FEATHERSTONE<\/p><\/td> 42<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FELTHAM<\/p><\/td> 22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FORD<\/p><\/td> 202<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FOREST BANK<\/p><\/td> 165<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FOSTON HALL<\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FRANKLAND<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FULL SUTTON<\/p><\/td> 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GARTH<\/p><\/td> 33<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GARTREE<\/p><\/td> 57<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GLEN PARVA<\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GLOUCESTER<\/p><\/td> 0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GRENDON/SPRING HILL<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> GRENDON<\/em><\/p><\/td> 0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> SPRINGHILL<\/em><\/p><\/td>
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