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<ol><li>Counter terrorism training is available to all prison staff either remotely,
when it is more convenient for establishments, or face-to-face. Training is now also
more flexible, with sessions available in evenings and at weekends.</li></ol><p>We
started recording grade specific data in April 2021. Since then, a total of <strong>6,893</strong>
band 3-5 prison officers have received Counter Terrorism training. This includes:</p><ul><li><strong>3,483</strong>
existing Band 3-5 Prison Officers; and</li><li>All<strong> 3,410</strong> new Band
3 Prison Officers who have received CT training as part of their Prison Officer Entry
Level Training induction course</li></ul><p>Whilst grade specific data has only been
recorded since April 2021, all new officers Bands 3-5 have received ASPECTS (CT training)
as part of their initial training, since 2017.</p><p>2.</p><p>a) The content of the
counter terrorism training course is not published. There are no plans for publication
due to the sensitive nature of the course and the risk it would pose to maintaining
good order in prisons and national security.</p><p>b) The training course is one module
and involves half a day of face-to-face delivery.</p><p> </p><p>3. The current Counter
Terrorism training package is ASPECTS (Awareness for Staff on Prevent Extremism and
the Counter Terrorism Strategy) and was developed by prison counter terrorism experts,
counter-terrorism police and training specialists. It aims to provide staff working
in prisons with an improved understanding of Counter Terrorism, radicalisation, and
extremist ideologies which can be applied to their daily work with prisoners and improve
staff confidence in challenging behaviours that are contrary to our fundamental values.</p><p>
</p><p>The training package has undergone regular reviews to ensure it is up to date
and responsive to feedback from trainers and attendees, which has been largely positive.
In 2021, an external company also conducted a review and these findings, as well as
data and responses from user surveys, will play a key role in the redevelopment of
our training package, which is currently underway. Critical success factors for the
redeveloped course are being established to ensure robust ongoing evaluation.</p><p>
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