Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in (a) HM Prison Preston, (b) HM Prison Garth, (c) HM Prison Kirkham, (d) HM Prison Wymott and (e) Lancaster Farms were over their tariff on 30 November 2016.
Figures on the number of prisoners in HM Prison Preston, HM Prison Garth, HM Prison Kirkham, HM Prison Wymott and Lancaster Farms who had served more than their minimum tariff, as at 31 December 2016, are provided in the table below.
Over-tariff prisoners in selected prisons by sentence type, 31 December 2016 | ||
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| IPP | Life |
Preston | 0 | 4 |
Garth | 57 | 34 |
Kirkham | 17 | 19 |
Wymott | 134 | 56 |
Lancaster Farms | 16 | 8 |
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
We are working hard to reduce the backlog of hearings involving IPP prisoners. We have set up a new unit to tackle this issue and are working with the Parole Board to improve the efficiency of the process.