Prisons: Standards

(asked on 4th December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons received the lowest rating in the annual prison performance ratings in each year since 2010.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 10th December 2018

Prisons performance statistics are published annually.

The performance ratings for 2010/11 can be found via the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/218350/prisons-annual-performance-ratings2010-11.pdf

The published data for 2011/12 to 2017/18 can be found in the latest publication of prison performance ratings, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2017-to-2018

We have committed to spending £30m to make improvements to the safety and decency of our prison estate and address the drivers of violence in prisons. We will do this through enhancing security and tackling drugs and continue our programme of decency upgrades. This latest investment is on top of the £40m announced over the summer, meaning a total of £70m is already being directed to tackling drugs and violence, and improving the basic conditions of our prisons.

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