Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were segregated under Rule 45 of the Prison Rules for a period longer than three days in the last five years in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England.

Establishments manage all offenders in segregation under the policy laid out in Prison Service Order 1700 -Segregation. This policy states that segregation should only be used as a last resort and those segregated should have their health, wellbeing and basic needs safeguarded. Dedicated segregation staff focus on helping prisoners manage their behaviour, address their problems and prepare them for return to normal location when it is safe and appropriate to do so.

Local records are maintained at each individual establishment, but HMPPS does not centrally hold regional (West Yorkshire) or national data (including timeframes) on the number of prisoners segregated under Rule 45.