Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Custody Officers were certified in HMP/YOI Parc as at 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.

HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at at HMP/YOI Parc for January each year.

Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.