To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

View sample alert

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Bill Documents
19 Apr 2024 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 19 April 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: inspectorate must conduct the duties specified in new section 5A(5D) of the Prisons Act 1952

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: UK and others condemn treatment of prisoners in Russia, including Vladimir Kara-Murza: Joint Statement to the OSCE
Document: UK and others condemn treatment of prisoners in Russia, including Vladimir Kara-Murza: Joint Statement to the OSCE (webpage)

Found: political opposition members, as well as torture and mistreatment in Russian detention facilities and prisons

Grand Committee
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, and the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, that educational institutions, prisons - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Prison Officers Association (68 Is Too Late Campaign) - Thu 18 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: McNeill, Pauline (Lab - Glasgow) Most prisons and custodial institutions are inherently violent places, but the skill and professionalism - Speech Link
2: Dowey, Sharon (Con - South Scotland) , delayed infrastructure projects and heightened risks in our prisons. - Speech Link
3: Clark, Katy (Lab - West Scotland) As has been said, prisons are becoming more dangerous, given the presence of drugs and the increasing - Speech Link

Bill Documents
18 Apr 2024 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: inspectorate must conduct the duties specified in new section 5A(5D) of the Prisons Act 1952

Written Question
Prisons: Civil Disorder
Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 14 of the document published by HM Prison Service on 31 August 2005 entitled Use of Force, whether his Department has previously had a policy of ensuring each prison had a minimum commitment for the number of Operation Tornado officers trained in each prison.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Operation Tornado is a national mutual aid plan by which prisons support one another in the event of a serious incident or occurrence requiring a reinforcement of staff. Operation Tornado is employed by HMPPS for three main reasons:

  • In response to a serious incident requiring a reinforcement of staff.
  • In response to other events or crisis requiring additional staff, who may not necessarily need to be Tornado trained.
  • To aid the transfer of prisoners in the event of a serious incident or the threat of one (with the GOLD commander’s agreement).

HMPPS aims to have 2,100 volunteers trained in readiness for Operation Tornado. Since the inception of Operation Tornado in the late 1980s, HMPPS has allocated a commitment to each prison for how many Tornado staff they should aim to have trained. HMPPS monitors the number of staff available for deployment and offer training spaces to ensure resilience to respond to serious incidents.

In the event of a serious incident, all prisons, including those who have a commitment of zero, receive the same level of support from the Operation Response and Resilience Unit and Tornado trained staff from other prisons if required.

Written Question
Prisons: Civil Disorder
Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2024 to Question 17880 on Prisons: Civil Disorder, whether his Department previously had a minimum staffing requirement for Operation Tornado teams in each prison.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Operation Tornado is a national mutual aid plan by which prisons support one another in the event of a serious incident or occurrence requiring a reinforcement of staff. Operation Tornado is employed by HMPPS for three main reasons:

  • In response to a serious incident requiring a reinforcement of staff.
  • In response to other events or crisis requiring additional staff, who may not necessarily need to be Tornado trained.
  • To aid the transfer of prisoners in the event of a serious incident or the threat of one (with the GOLD commander’s agreement).

HMPPS aims to have 2,100 volunteers trained in readiness for Operation Tornado. Since the inception of Operation Tornado in the late 1980s, HMPPS has allocated a commitment to each prison for how many Tornado staff they should aim to have trained. HMPPS monitors the number of staff available for deployment and offer training spaces to ensure resilience to respond to serious incidents.

In the event of a serious incident, all prisons, including those who have a commitment of zero, receive the same level of support from the Operation Response and Resilience Unit and Tornado trained staff from other prisons if required.

Written Question
Prisons: Civil Disorder
Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Prison and Probation Service has made an assessment of the safety of (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers in prisons that do not have Tornado trained staff.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Operation Tornado is a national mutual aid plan by which prisons support one another in the event of a serious incident or occurrence requiring a reinforcement of staff. Operation Tornado is employed by HMPPS for three main reasons:

  • In response to a serious incident requiring a reinforcement of staff.
  • In response to other events or crisis requiring additional staff, who may not necessarily need to be Tornado trained.
  • To aid the transfer of prisoners in the event of a serious incident or the threat of one (with the GOLD commander’s agreement).

HMPPS aims to have 2,100 volunteers trained in readiness for Operation Tornado. Since the inception of Operation Tornado in the late 1980s, HMPPS has allocated a commitment to each prison for how many Tornado staff they should aim to have trained. HMPPS monitors the number of staff available for deployment and offer training spaces to ensure resilience to respond to serious incidents.

In the event of a serious incident, all prisons, including those who have a commitment of zero, receive the same level of support from the Operation Response and Resilience Unit and Tornado trained staff from other prisons if required.

Select Committee
Letter from Sir Bob Neill, Chair of the Justice Select Committee to the Rt Hon. Edward Argar, Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, dated 17 April 2024 regarding the Future prison population and estate capacity inquiry session: follow up

Correspondence Apr. 17 2024

Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: Edward Argar, Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, dated 17 April 2024 regarding the Future prison

Select Committee
Cardiff Council
 PIW0018 - Prisons in Wales

Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024

Inquiry: Prisons in Wales
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)

Found: PIW0018 - Prisons in Wales Cardiff Council Written Evidence