Chaplains of all faiths and belief systems play a central role in supporting prisoners during the pandemic. They have continued to visit prisoners on a one-to-one basis providing pastoral care, spiritual support and resources for worship. Chaplains see new receptions, visit those in segregation and speak to men and women prior to release. They have also continued to provide one-to-one support including compassionate contact with families.<\/p>
The hard work and dedication of chaplains was recently reflected in the Butler Trust Awards and is widely acknowledged in the annual reports of Independent Monitoring Boards from across the custodial estate and by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4901", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wolfson of Tredegar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-10T17:26:52.557Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-01-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Ministers of Religion"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work in prisons carried out by chaplains of all faith groups.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Patten"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Patten"} ], "uin" : "HL12666"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133809", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133809/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Staffing figures for prison chaplains in public sector prisons from 1989 until 2009 are not available, as figures were not collated centrally during this period.<\/p>
The table below shows the number of Christian (which includes Anglican, Free Church, Roman Catholic, Orthodox) and Muslim Chaplains (full-time equivalent) employed at public prison establishments by religion of the post from the most recently collated figures.<\/p>
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Date<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Christian<\/p><\/td> 151<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Muslim<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The Department does not hold data on the general population.<\/p> With regard to the proportion of the prison population who identify as Muslim, we are unable to access data from 1989 and 1999 without incurring disproportionate costs.<\/p> The figures for 2009 and 2018 are available and are presented in the table below:<\/p> Date<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30 June 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30 June 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total prison population<\/p><\/td> 83,319<\/p><\/td> 82,773<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total prisoners recorded as Muslim<\/p><\/td> 9,932<\/p><\/td> 12,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127132/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Prison Act 1952 enshrines in law the statutory duties of a prison chaplain. These tasks, which must be undertaken daily, are incorporated into Prison Rules and Young Offender Rules. They are explained in detail in Prison Service Instruction 05/2016 Faith and Pastoral Care for Prisoners.<\/p> We recognise and respect the right of prisoners to register and practice their faith while serving their prison sentence. Chaplaincy plays a critical and unique role in the work of prisons and life of prisoners. It provides not only faith advice but pastoral care in support of HM Prison and Probation Service\u2019s commitments to decency, safety and rehabilitation.<\/p> A breakdown of prisoner population by religion is provided in the quarterly Offender Management statistics publication on GOV.UK. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018<\/a>. The relevant extract of those statistics is provided in the following table:<\/p> Table 1.5: Prison population by religion and sex<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30-Jun-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30-Sep-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31-Dec-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage change March 2018 to 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Males and Females<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 83,263<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 82,773<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 83,005<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 82,236<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 82,634<\/strong><\/p><\/td> -1%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Christian<\/p><\/td> 39,839<\/p><\/td> 39,541<\/p><\/td> 39,784<\/p><\/td> 39,293<\/p><\/td> 39,515<\/p><\/td> -1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Anglican<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,971<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,808<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,755<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,496<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,480<\/em><\/p><\/td> -4%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Free Church<\/em><\/p><\/td> 776<\/em><\/p><\/td> 764<\/em><\/p><\/td> 782<\/em><\/p><\/td> 758<\/em><\/p><\/td> 737<\/em><\/p><\/td> -5%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Roman Catholic<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,334<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,277<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,246<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,094<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,160<\/em><\/p><\/td> -1%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other Christian<\/em><\/p><\/td> 10,758<\/em><\/p><\/td> 10,692<\/em><\/p><\/td> 11,001<\/em><\/p><\/td> 10,945<\/em><\/p><\/td> 11,138<\/em><\/p><\/td> 4%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Muslim<\/p><\/td> 12,847<\/p><\/td> 12,894<\/p><\/td> 12,868<\/p><\/td> 12,894<\/p><\/td> 13,008<\/p><\/td> 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hindu<\/p><\/td> 379<\/p><\/td> 354<\/p><\/td> 350<\/p><\/td> 361<\/p><\/td> 343<\/p><\/td> -9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sikh<\/p><\/td> 625<\/p><\/td> 632<\/p><\/td> 634<\/p><\/td> 638<\/p><\/td> 611<\/p><\/td> -2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Buddhist<\/p><\/td> 1,517<\/p><\/td> 1,518<\/p><\/td> 1,569<\/p><\/td> 1,575<\/p><\/td> 1,619<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jewish<\/p><\/td> 480<\/p><\/td> 488<\/p><\/td> 477<\/p><\/td> 482<\/p><\/td> 477<\/p><\/td> -1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other religious group<\/p><\/td> 1,724<\/p><\/td> 1,777<\/p><\/td> 1,782<\/p><\/td> 1,838<\/p><\/td> 1,876<\/p><\/td> 9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non recognised<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> **<\/p><\/td><\/tr> No religion<\/p><\/td> 25,711<\/p><\/td> 25,393<\/p><\/td> 25,413<\/p><\/td> 25,053<\/p><\/td> 25,034<\/p><\/td> -3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Not recorded<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 165<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td> 96<\/p><\/td> 144<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Chaplains may work on a full-time, part-time, sessional or voluntary basis. A breakdown of Chaplains in employed in prisons and by faith, is provided below.<\/p> Number of chaplains (headcount) employed by HM Prison and Probation Service1<\/sup>, as at 31 March 2019.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Headcount<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prison Service establishments<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Religion<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of chaplains<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Christian<\/p><\/td> 242<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Muslim<\/p><\/td> 118<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Sikh<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Hindu<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Unknown2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 99<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 474<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Notes to Table<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> |