Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what purposeful activities have been made available to inmates at HMP Berwyn since February 2017.

The following areas/provision of purposeful activity have been implemented between February 2017 and the present day within HMP Berwyn. These activities have developed alongside the ramp up of residents into HMP Berwyn and availability will continue to increase as the population grows.

Core Provision:

1. Key Worker
2. Library (Wrexham Council)

- General Provision

- Story Book Dads

3. Chaplaincy

- Religious Services and teaching

- Victim awareness course (Sycamore Tree)

- Poetry workshop

4. Wellbeing events (ad hoc)
5. Health and Social Care Groups (BCUHB Provision)
6. Community Council activities
7. Community Association

Learning and Skills:

1. Education (Novus Cambria Contracted Provision)

- Essential Skills Wales

- Vocational Training in Horticulture

- Digital and Higher Education

- Enrichment and Vocational Arts

- Settlement and Resettlement

- Embedded learning models sit across a number of areas throughout the prison

2. Physical Education

- Recreational

- Educational

Work:

1. Kitchens

- Main Kitchen

- Custodial Cafe

2. Community workers

- Cleaners

- Canteen (servery) workers

3. Mentor roles (not exhaustive)

- Digital Support/Champions

- Induction

- Healthcare/Healthy Living

- Regime/Activities

- Psychology

- OMU/VR/Equality Representatives

4. Grounds Maintenance
5. Waste Management
6. Berwyn Prison Industries

- Woodwork

- Assemblies incl. locally contracted services through PSPI

7. Commercial Prison Industries

- DHL Workshop (DHL Contracted Provision)

- LMB Workshop (Interserve Contracted provision)

- Census Data Workshop (Interserve Contracted provision)

- Ink2Work Workshop (Interserve Contracted provision)

Reducing Re-offending/Resettlement:

1. Offending Behaviour Programme suite of Interventions

- Thinking Skills Programme

- Resolve

- Kiazen – IPV

2. One to One Psychology Activity

- Support

- Specialist Assessment

- Intervention

3. Timewise – digital delivery through Uni-Link
4. CRC Resettlement Support

- Release planning

- Risk Management

- Pathway support, for example Accommodation, Finance Benefit and Debt

5. Release on Temporary Licence opportunities
6. DWP Employment and Benefit Support

Enrichment:

1. Community led events

- Generic across all communities

- Themed community activities; Veterans, Older Community, Families

2. Wider Prison led activities (not exhaustive)

- Governors Running Club

- Open Mic Nights

- Chess Club

- Evening Distance Learning

We are committed to creating a system in which the prisoners committed to change are set on a path to employment, giving them the chances they need to turn their lives around for good.