Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young adults in HMYOI Pentonville have accumulated in total (a) 1-24, (b) 25-49, (c) 50-74, (d) 75-99, (e) 100-149 and (f) 150 or more additional days of imprisonment imposed as punishment.

Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe, decent and rehabilitative custodial environment. They require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Only Independent Adjudicators, who are District Judges or Deputy District Judges, can, in cases deemed to be sufficiently serious, make an award of additional days. All prisoners have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. Young or vulnerable prisoners, who may lack experience of adjudications, are encouraged to request help from an advocate. The most serious offences are referred to the police.

The tables attached provide statistics on the number of young adult prisoners awarded additional days following proven adjudications between 2013 and 2017 for HMP Pentonville and HMP Wandsworth, by age group. There were no young adults who received an award of additional days as an adjudication punishment at HMP Oakwood or HMP Highpoint between 2013 and 2017.