Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 211736 on Prison Service: Pay, what estimate he has made of the number of Operational Managers that have incorrectly claimed to be up to date with their Control and Restraint training in each of the last three years.

It is important to note that it is not mandatory for operational manager’s band 7 and above to complete Control and Restraint training.

The MoJ does not hold information on the number of operational managers who have claimed to be up to date with their control and restraint training. All managers have a personal responsibility for and an understanding that training must be kept up to date in order to maintain and increase levels of safety. Training levels are also consistently monitored by Governors to ensure that staff are equipped with the required level of training to complete their role in a safe manner, both for themselves and prisoners.