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Written Question
Prisons: Fires
Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2024, broken down by institution.

Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The overwhelming majority of the cell fires were considered ‘minor’ and quickly dealt with by staff, and medical assessment is provided for anyone who may have been exposed to smoke or heat. Where it is found that a fire is the result of arson, or of recklessness, the prisoner responsible will face robust punitive action, which can include further criminal charges. All operational staff receive Respiratory Protective Equipment training. Prison officers receive it as part of their Prison Officer Entry Level Training.

The requested information is provided in the table below:

Prison

Number of fires

HM Prison Altcourse

39

HM Prison Ashfield

0

HM Prison Askham Grange

2

HM Prison Aylesbury

11

HM Prison Bedford

55

HM Prison Belmarsh

17

HM Prison Berwyn

53

HM Prison Birmingham

48

HM Prison Brinsford

49

HM Prison Bristol

48

HM Prison Brixton

19

HM Prison Bronzefield

36

HM Prison Buckley Hall

5

HM Prison Bullingdon

72

HM Prison Bure

1

HM Prison Cardiff

2

HM Prison Channings Wood

13

HM Prison Chelmsford

16

HM Prison Coldingley

4

HM Prison Cookham Wood

2

HM Prison Dartmoor

1

HM Prison Deerbolt

23

HM Prison Doncaster

45

HM Prison Dovegate

73

HM Prison Downview

2

HM Prison Drake Hall

1

HM Prison Durham

16

HM Prison East Sutton Park

1

HM Prison Eastwood Park

3

HM Prison Elmley

30

HM Prison Erlestoke

17

HM Prison Exeter

13

HM Prison Featherstone

3

HM Prison Feltham

31

HM Prison Five Wells

68

HM Prison Ford

0

HM Prison Forest Bank

137

HM Prison Fosse Way

33

HM Prison Foston Hall

7

HM Prison Frankland

4

HM Prison Full Sutton

22

HM Prison Garth

27

HM Prison Gartree

13

HM Prison Grendon

1

HM Prison Guys Marsh

78

HM Prison Hatfield

1

HM Prison Haverigg

1

HM Prison Hewell

10

HM Prison High Down

19

HM Prison Highpoint

37

HM Prison Hindley

24

HM Prison Hollesley Bay

1

HM Prison Holme House

41

HM Prison Hull

22

HM Prison Humber

67

HM Prison Huntercombe

15

HM Prison Isis

35

HM Prison Isle of Wight

20

HM Prison Kirkham

0

HM Prison Kirklevington Grange

0

HM Prison Lancaster Farms

6

HM Prison Leeds

31

HM Prison Leicester

23

HM Prison Lewes

42

HM Prison Leyhill

0

HM Prison Lincoln

5

HM Prison Lindholme

96

HM Prison Littlehey

3

HM Prison Liverpool

32

HM Prison Long Lartin

33

HM Prison Lowdham Grange

79

HM Prison Low Newton

0

HM Prison Maidstone

3

HM Prison Manchester

53

HM Prison Moorland

9

HM Prison Morton Hall

4

HM Prison New Hall

2

HM Prison Northumberland

9

HM Prison North Sea Camp

0

HM Prison Norwich

57

HM Prison Nottingham

20

HM Prison Oakwood

42

HM Prison Onley

26

HM Prison Parc

65

HM Prison Pentonville

28

HM Prison Peterborough

40

HM Prison Portland

26

HM Prison Prescoed

2

HM Prison Preston

12

HM Prison Ranby

49

HM Prison Risley

16

HM Prison Rochester

24

HM Prison Rye Hill

0

HM Prison Send

0

HM Prison Spring Hill

2

HM Prison Stafford

1

HM Prison Standford Hill

2

HM Prison Stocken

20

HM Prison Stoke Heath

6

HM Prison Styal

26

HM Prison Sudbury

2

HM Prison Swaleside

116

HM Prison Swansea

3

HM Prison Swinfen Hall

19

HM Prison Thameside

70

HM Prison The Mount

13

HM Prison The Verne

1

HM Prison Thorn Cross

1

HM Prison Usk

0

HM Prison Wakefield

17

HM Prison Wandsworth

98

HM Prison Warren Hill

1

HM Prison Wayland

22

HM Prison Wealstun

56

HM Prison Werrington

15

HM Prison Wetherby

23

HM Prison Whatton

0

HM Prison Whitemoor

23

HM Prison Winchester

23

HM Prison Woodhill

83

HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs

6

HM Prison Wymott

11

Total

2931

Data source: HMPPS Fire Reporting Tool, Sphera Cloud


Written Question
Prisoners' Release
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release on 14 February 2023; and what the (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days was that each prisoner was on temporary release.

Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.

The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.

There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.

Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales.

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Maximum number
of days on ROTL

Mean number
of days on ROTL

1,738

6

1.43

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10767 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence.

Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment

Establishment

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Askham Grange

37

Berwyn

*

Cookham Wood

3

Downview

8

Drake Hall

10

East Sutton Park

39

Eastwood Park

6

Ford

163

Grendon/Spring Hill

119

Hatfield

125

Haverigg

38

Hollesley Bay

206

Huntercombe

11

Kirkham

129

Kirklevington Grange

93

Leyhill

87

Low Newton

4

North Sea Camp

63

Northumberland

*

Norwich

34

Oakwood

9

Peterborough (Female)

5

Peterborough (Male)

*

Prescoed

86

Send

3

Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster)

197

Stoke Heath

5

Styal

13

Sudbury

138

Thorn Cross

103

Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group

Main Offence Group

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Violence against the person

485

Sexual offences

108

Robbery

98

Theft Offences

97

Criminal damage and arson

16

Drug offences

754

Possession of weapons

69

Public order offences

*

Miscellaneous crimes against society

48

Fraud Offences

60

Summary Non-Motoring

*

Summary Motoring

0

Offence not recorded

0

Data sources and quality

The figures in these tables 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10768 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:

Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length

Sentence length

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Fine defaulter

*

Less than or equal to 6 months

*

More than 6 months to less than 12 months

*

12 months to less than 2 years

3

2 years to less than 4 years

86

4 years to less than 5 years

149

5 years to less than 7 years

341

7 years to less than 10 years

359

10 years to less than 14 years

280

14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences)

173

Extended determinate sentence

71

IPP

41

Life sentences

172

Recalls

50

Sentence length not recorded

9

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10769 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))


Written Question
Prisoners' Release
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release on 14 February 2023 by (a) prison and (b) offence.

Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.

The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.

There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.

Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales.

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Maximum number
of days on ROTL

Mean number
of days on ROTL

1,738

6

1.43

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10767 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence.

Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment

Establishment

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Askham Grange

37

Berwyn

*

Cookham Wood

3

Downview

8

Drake Hall

10

East Sutton Park

39

Eastwood Park

6

Ford

163

Grendon/Spring Hill

119

Hatfield

125

Haverigg

38

Hollesley Bay

206

Huntercombe

11

Kirkham

129

Kirklevington Grange

93

Leyhill

87

Low Newton

4

North Sea Camp

63

Northumberland

*

Norwich

34

Oakwood

9

Peterborough (Female)

5

Peterborough (Male)

*

Prescoed

86

Send

3

Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster)

197

Stoke Heath

5

Styal

13

Sudbury

138

Thorn Cross

103

Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group

Main Offence Group

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Violence against the person

485

Sexual offences

108

Robbery

98

Theft Offences

97

Criminal damage and arson

16

Drug offences

754

Possession of weapons

69

Public order offences

*

Miscellaneous crimes against society

48

Fraud Offences

60

Summary Non-Motoring

*

Summary Motoring

0

Offence not recorded

0

Data sources and quality

The figures in these tables 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10768 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:

Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length

Sentence length

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Fine defaulter

*

Less than or equal to 6 months

*

More than 6 months to less than 12 months

*

12 months to less than 2 years

3

2 years to less than 4 years

86

4 years to less than 5 years

149

5 years to less than 7 years

341

7 years to less than 10 years

359

10 years to less than 14 years

280

14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences)

173

Extended determinate sentence

71

IPP

41

Life sentences

172

Recalls

50

Sentence length not recorded

9

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10769 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))


Written Question
Prisoners' Release
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release by (a) prison and (b) sentence length on 14 February 2023.

Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.

The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.

There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.

Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales.

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Maximum number
of days on ROTL

Mean number
of days on ROTL

1,738

6

1.43

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10767 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence.

Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment

Establishment

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Askham Grange

37

Berwyn

*

Cookham Wood

3

Downview

8

Drake Hall

10

East Sutton Park

39

Eastwood Park

6

Ford

163

Grendon/Spring Hill

119

Hatfield

125

Haverigg

38

Hollesley Bay

206

Huntercombe

11

Kirkham

129

Kirklevington Grange

93

Leyhill

87

Low Newton

4

North Sea Camp

63

Northumberland

*

Norwich

34

Oakwood

9

Peterborough (Female)

5

Peterborough (Male)

*

Prescoed

86

Send

3

Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster)

197

Stoke Heath

5

Styal

13

Sudbury

138

Thorn Cross

103

Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group

Main Offence Group

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Violence against the person

485

Sexual offences

108

Robbery

98

Theft Offences

97

Criminal damage and arson

16

Drug offences

754

Possession of weapons

69

Public order offences

*

Miscellaneous crimes against society

48

Fraud Offences

60

Summary Non-Motoring

*

Summary Motoring

0

Offence not recorded

0

Data sources and quality

The figures in these tables 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10768 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))

Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:

Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length

Sentence length

Number of prisoners
on ROTL

Fine defaulter

*

Less than or equal to 6 months

*

More than 6 months to less than 12 months

*

12 months to less than 2 years

3

2 years to less than 4 years

86

4 years to less than 5 years

149

5 years to less than 7 years

341

7 years to less than 10 years

359

10 years to less than 14 years

280

14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences)

173

Extended determinate sentence

71

IPP

41

Life sentences

172

Recalls

50

Sentence length not recorded

9

Data sources and quality

The figures in this table 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.

Disclosure control

An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

Source: Prison NOMIS

PQ-10769 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))


Written Question
Prison Officers
Monday 13th November 2023

Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Question 13 of oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee on 24 October 2023, HC 1929, Session 2022–23, which prisons are (a) sending and (b) receiving prison officers under detached duty; and how many prison officers are affected.

Answered by Damian Hinds

On 8 November 2023, 385 prison officers at Bands 3-5 were deployed on detached duty. The prisons sending and receiving officers on detached duty on that date are listed in the table below:

Prisons sending staff on detached duty

Prisons receiving staff on detached duty

Belmarsh

Berwyn

Birmingham

Bristol

Brinsford

Bullingdon

Buckley Hall

Cookham Wood

Bure

Elmley

Cardiff

Long Lartin

Channings Wood

Onley

Chelmsford

Stocken

Coldingley

Swaleside

Dartmoor

The Mount

Deerbolt

Wandsworth

Downview

Wayland

Durham

Whitemoor

East Sutton Park

Woodhill

Erlestoke

Exeter

Featherstone

Ford

Frankland

Haverigg

Hindley

Holme House

Hull

Humber

Lancaster Farms

Leeds

Leicester

Leyhill

Lincoln

Littlehey

Low Newton

Maidstone

Manchester

Moorland

Morton Hall

New Hall

North Sea Camp

Nottingham

Pentonville

Preston

Risley

Rochester

Stafford

Stanford Hill

Stoke Heath

Swansea

Swinfen Hall

Thorn Cross

Usk

The Verne

Wakefield

Wealstun

Werrington

Wetherby

Whatton

Winchester

Wormwood Scrubs

Wymott

Staff are deployed on detached duty as a tactical response to support other prisons when required, to cover staffing shortfalls, or to meet other operation requirements. It provides His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) with a vital contingency measure to assist in maintaining good order and security in prisons.

Despite a challenging labour market, we have seen indications of an improving resource picture nationally within prisons, with a substantial increase of 701 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Band 3-5 Prison officers between June 2022-June 2023. In the same period, we have seen a fall in the resignation rate amongst Band 3-5 officers of 2.6 percentage points, down from 11.5% in June 2022 to 8.9% in June 2023.


Written Question
Prison Accommodation
Tuesday 24th October 2023

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

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the baseline (a) certified normal accommodation and (b) in use operational capacity of each prison was in September 2023.

Answered by Damian Hinds

Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA), or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners. The operational capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by the Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.

The population, operational capacity and certified normal accommodation (CNA) level of every prison is published monthly at Prison population figures: 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The most recent version, containing information from 29 September 2023, has been replicated below.

Prison Name

Baseline CNA

In Use CNA

Operational Capacity

Population

Altcourse

780

780

1184

1153

Ashfield

416

416

412

407

Askham Grange

128

128

128

102

Aylesbury

402

402

402

394

Bedford

268

229

400

372

Belmarsh

792

792

774

716

Berwyn

2000

2000

2000

1998

Birmingham

1099

789

997

982

Brinsford

539

539

569

542

Bristol

424

408

580

575

Brixton

530

524

798

769

Bronzefield

527

527

542

495

Buckley Hall

409

409

469

455

Bullingdon

867

711

921

912

Bure

604

604

643

643

Cardiff

534

534

779

768

Channings Wood

688

688

746

737

Chelmsford

532

518

723

713

Coldingley

493

483

513

511

Cookham Wood

185

149

120

91

Dartmoor

642

640

689

681

Deerbolt

529

337

332

326

Doncaster

738

738

1125

1118

Dovegate

1060

1060

1160

1145

Downview

356

356

356

326

Drake Hall

340

340

340

325

Durham

600

573

985

980

East Sutton Park

137

98

98

96

Eastwood Park

391

326

387

363

Elmley (Sheppey)

1007

1007

1157

1149

Erlestoke

494

414

470

464

Exeter

317

205

321

314

Featherstone

671

671

687

671

Feltham

732

633

585

559

Five Wells

1680

1680

1560

1556

Ford

389

349

389

387

Forest Bank

1061

1061

1470

1459

Fosse Way

980

980

930

843

Foston Hall

286

223

284

268

Frankland

879

875

836

823

Full Sutton

660

631

594

585

Garth

810

810

845

820

Gartree

703

621

605

587

Grendon / Springhill

623

553

519

493

Guys Marsh

476

436

507

502

Hatfield

334

334

334

332

Haverigg

550

499

499

483

Hewell

795

795

1094

1075

High Down

1003

999

1180

1131

Highpoint (North and South)

1303

1280

1310

1288

Hindley

580

526

600

585

Hollesley Bay

496

494

655

591

Holme House

1036

985

1179

1162

Hull

723

663

962

955

Humber

965

861

1019

1002

Huntercombe

369

369

480

457

Isis

478

478

628

621

Isle of Wight

1064

1012

1101

1094

Kirkham

699

700

699

684

Kirklevington Grange

307

187

207

194

Lancaster Farms

495

495

560

538

Leeds

655

641

1110

1109

Leicester

221

212

344

310

Lewes

617

614

624

608

Leyhill

555

447

460

459

Lincoln

408

403

658

655

Lindholme

924

924

904

877

Littlehey

1116

1114

1235

1229

Liverpool

1224

890

870

860

Long Lartin

613

532

607

580

Low Newton

361

298

298

272

Lowdham Grange

894

892

908

895

Maidstone

565

560

613

607

Manchester

695

688

744

723

Moorland

977

977

1082

1065

Morton Hall

353

353

353

338

New Hall

341

341

381

364

North Sea Camp

303

300

300

298

Northumberland

1368

1328

1348

1343

Norwich

631

631

792

785

Nottingham

724

719

950

904

Oakwood

1628

1600

2134

2114

Onley

714

714

742

722

Parc

1559

1559

1815

1778

Pentonville

928

905

1205

1189

Peterborough (Male & Female)

1105

1099

1328

1292

Portland

463

458

538

533

Preston

426

426

680

668

Ranby

894

892

1112

1031

Risley

1061

1061

1042

1013

Rochester

808

697

706

702

Rye Hill

600

600

664

664

Send

202

189

189

186

Stafford

753

753

753

743

Standford Hill (Sheppey)

464

464

464

463

Stocken

974

964

1071

1041

Stoke Heath

662

662

782

770

Styal

469

453

454

444

Sudbury

610

560

621

609

Swaleside (Sheppey)

1100

959

870

846

Swansea

265

265

452

441

Swinfen Hall

604

604

624

608

Thameside

926

926

1232

1222

The Mount

1010

1007

1048

1041

The Verne

570

574

608

604

Thorn Cross

430

430

429

424

Usk / Prescoed

419

373

536

526

Wakefield

750

750

750

745

Wandsworth

979

950

1628

1613

Warren Hill

269

267

267

264

Wayland

894

856

917

888

Wealstun

810

809

868

854

Werrington

118

118

92

81

Wetherby

340

276

306

169

Whatton

774

766

855

851

Whitemoor

461

462

436

401

Winchester

448

448

678

664

Woodhill

647

583

514

489

Wormwood Scrubs

1178

1176

1280

1279

Wymott

1192

1068

1192

1173

Total

82024

78511

88561

87793


Written Question
Prisoners
Tuesday 24th October 2023

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

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the population was of each male prison in England and Wales on 1 October 2023.

Answered by Damian Hinds

Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA), or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners. The operational capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by the Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.

The population, operational capacity and certified normal accommodation (CNA) level of every prison is published monthly at Prison population figures: 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The most recent version, containing information from 29 September 2023, has been replicated below.

Prison Name

Baseline CNA

In Use CNA

Operational Capacity

Population

Altcourse

780

780

1184

1153

Ashfield

416

416

412

407

Askham Grange

128

128

128

102

Aylesbury

402

402

402

394

Bedford

268

229

400

372

Belmarsh

792

792

774

716

Berwyn

2000

2000

2000

1998

Birmingham

1099

789

997

982

Brinsford

539

539

569

542

Bristol

424

408

580

575

Brixton

530

524

798

769

Bronzefield

527

527

542

495

Buckley Hall

409

409

469

455

Bullingdon

867

711

921

912

Bure

604

604

643

643

Cardiff

534

534

779

768

Channings Wood

688

688

746

737

Chelmsford

532

518

723

713

Coldingley

493

483

513

511

Cookham Wood

185

149

120

91

Dartmoor

642

640

689

681

Deerbolt

529

337

332

326

Doncaster

738

738

1125

1118

Dovegate

1060

1060

1160

1145

Downview

356

356

356

326

Drake Hall

340

340

340

325

Durham

600

573

985

980

East Sutton Park

137

98

98

96

Eastwood Park

391

326

387

363

Elmley (Sheppey)

1007

1007

1157

1149

Erlestoke

494

414

470

464

Exeter

317

205

321

314

Featherstone

671

671

687

671

Feltham

732

633

585

559

Five Wells

1680

1680

1560

1556

Ford

389

349

389

387

Forest Bank

1061

1061

1470

1459

Fosse Way

980

980

930

843

Foston Hall

286

223

284

268

Frankland

879

875

836

823

Full Sutton

660

631

594

585

Garth

810

810

845

820

Gartree

703

621

605

587

Grendon / Springhill

623

553

519

493

Guys Marsh

476

436

507

502

Hatfield

334

334

334

332

Haverigg

550

499

499

483

Hewell

795

795

1094

1075

High Down

1003

999

1180

1131

Highpoint (North and South)

1303

1280

1310

1288

Hindley

580

526

600

585

Hollesley Bay

496

494

655

591

Holme House

1036

985

1179

1162

Hull

723

663

962

955

Humber

965

861

1019

1002

Huntercombe

369

369

480

457

Isis

478

478

628

621

Isle of Wight

1064

1012

1101

1094

Kirkham

699

700

699

684

Kirklevington Grange

307

187

207

194

Lancaster Farms

495

495

560

538

Leeds

655

641

1110

1109

Leicester

221

212

344

310

Lewes

617

614

624

608

Leyhill

555

447

460

459

Lincoln

408

403

658

655

Lindholme

924

924

904

877

Littlehey

1116

1114

1235

1229

Liverpool

1224

890

870

860

Long Lartin

613

532

607

580

Low Newton

361

298

298

272

Lowdham Grange

894

892

908

895

Maidstone

565

560

613

607

Manchester

695

688

744

723

Moorland

977

977

1082

1065

Morton Hall

353

353

353

338

New Hall

341

341

381

364

North Sea Camp

303

300

300

298

Northumberland

1368

1328

1348

1343

Norwich

631

631

792

785

Nottingham

724

719

950

904

Oakwood

1628

1600

2134

2114

Onley

714

714

742

722

Parc

1559

1559

1815

1778

Pentonville

928

905

1205

1189

Peterborough (Male & Female)

1105

1099

1328

1292

Portland

463

458

538

533

Preston

426

426

680

668

Ranby

894

892

1112

1031

Risley

1061

1061

1042

1013

Rochester

808

697

706

702

Rye Hill

600

600

664

664

Send

202

189

189

186

Stafford

753

753

753

743

Standford Hill (Sheppey)

464

464

464

463

Stocken

974

964

1071

1041

Stoke Heath

662

662

782

770

Styal

469

453

454

444

Sudbury

610

560

621

609

Swaleside (Sheppey)

1100

959

870

846

Swansea

265

265

452

441

Swinfen Hall

604

604

624

608

Thameside

926

926

1232

1222

The Mount

1010

1007

1048

1041

The Verne

570

574

608

604

Thorn Cross

430

430

429

424

Usk / Prescoed

419

373

536

526

Wakefield

750

750

750

745

Wandsworth

979

950

1628

1613

Warren Hill

269

267

267

264

Wayland

894

856

917

888

Wealstun

810

809

868

854

Werrington

118

118

92

81

Wetherby

340

276

306

169

Whatton

774

766

855

851

Whitemoor

461

462

436

401

Winchester

448

448

678

664

Woodhill

647

583

514

489

Wormwood Scrubs

1178

1176

1280

1279

Wymott

1192

1068

1192

1173

Total

82024

78511

88561

87793


Written Question
Prisons: Females
Monday 9th January 2023

Asked by: Ellie Reeves (Labour - Lewisham West and East Dulwich)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational capacity and (b) population is at each women’s prison.

Answered by Damian Hinds

The total population and capacity of the prison estate are published weekly at Prison population statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The population and capacity of each individual prison, including each women’s prison, are published monthly at the same link. The operational capacity and population of each women’s prison as of Friday 25 November 2022 – the latest date for which figures are available – are shown in the table below:

Prison

Operational capacity

Population

Askham Grange

128

101

Bronzefield

527

474

Downview

356

253

Drake Hall

340

316

East Sutton Park

98

83

Eastwood Park

377

342

Foston Hall

284

235

Low Newton

278

241

New Hall

381

319

Peterborough (Female)

372

330

Send

189

168

Styal

432

392


Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Wales
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 7 September 2020 to Question 82217 on Prisoners' Release: Wales, how many prison leavers in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 had an origin address in Wales, by prison establishment.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Please note that where the number released from an establishment was 5 or fewer, the specific figure has not been given, in order to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.

The numerical information provided has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible error with data entry and processing.

The available information is shown in the table below.

Prison Name

2020

2021

Altcourse

75

≤5

Ashfield

9

Askham Grange

≤5

Belmarsh

≤5

Berwyn

538

116

Birmingham

7

Brinsford

≤5

Bristol

11

≤5

Brixton

≤5

Bronzefield

≤5

Bullingdon

≤5

Cardiff

1032

169

Channings Wood

≤5

≤5

Chelmsford

≤5

Coldingley

≤5

Dartmoor

≤5

Deerbolt

≤5

Doncaster

≤5

≤5

Dovegate

≤5

Downview

7

Drake Hall

10

≤5

Eastwood Park

225

38

Elmley

≤5

Erlestoke

≤5

Exeter

≤5

≤5

Featherstone

≤5

Feltham

≤5

Ford

≤5

Forest Bank

6

≤5

Foston Hall

≤5

Garth

≤5

Guys Marsh

≤5

Haverigg

≤5

≤5

Hewell

11

6

High Down

≤5

Hindley

10

≤5

Hollesley Bay

≤5

Holme House

≤5

Hull

≤5

≤5

Humber

≤5

≤5

Huntercombe

9

≤5

Isis

≤5

Kirkham

27

7

Lancaster Farms

≤5

≤5

Leeds

≤5

Lewes

≤5

≤5

Leyhill

17

≤5

Lincoln

≤5

Lindholme

≤5

Littlehey

≤5

Liverpool

≤5

Low Newton

≤5

Lowdham Grange

≤5

Maidstone

≤5

Moorland

≤5

Mount

≤5

New Hall

≤5

North Sea Camp

7

Northumberland

≤5

Nottingham

≤5

Oakwood

20

≤5

Parc

619

158

Pentonville

11

Peterborough

≤5

Peterborough (female)

≤5

Portland

6

≤5

Prescoed

148

30

Preston

≤5

≤5

Ranby

≤5

≤5

Risley

20

≤5

Rochester

≤5

Rye Hill

≤5

Send

≤5

≤5

Spring Hill

≤5

Stafford

22

6

Stoke Heath

28

≤5

Styal

54

≤5

Sudbury

≤5

Swansea

670

93

Swinfen Hall

≤5

≤5

Thameside

≤5

Thorn Cross

13

≤5

Usk

66

15

Verne

≤5

≤5

Wandsworth

≤5

Warren Hill

≤5

Wayland

≤5

≤5

Wealstun

≤5

Werrington

≤5

≤5

Wetherby

≤5

Whatton

7

≤5

Winchester

≤5

Woodhill

≤5

Wormwood Scrubs

≤5

Wymott

10


Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Wales
Tuesday 14th June 2022

Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison leavers in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 had an origin address in Wales, by prison establishment.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Please note that where the number released from an establishment was 5 or fewer, the specific figure has not been given, in order to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.

The numerical information provided has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible error with data entry and processing.

The available information is shown in the table below.

Prison Name

2020

2021

Altcourse

75

≤5

Ashfield

9

Askham Grange

≤5

Belmarsh

≤5

Berwyn

538

116

Birmingham

7

Brinsford

≤5

Bristol

11

≤5

Brixton

≤5

Bronzefield

≤5

Bullingdon

≤5

Cardiff

1032

169

Channings Wood

≤5

≤5

Chelmsford

≤5

Coldingley

≤5

Dartmoor

≤5

Deerbolt

≤5

Doncaster

≤5

≤5

Dovegate

≤5

Downview

7

Drake Hall

10

≤5

Eastwood Park

225

38

Elmley

≤5

Erlestoke

≤5

Exeter

≤5

≤5

Featherstone

≤5

Feltham

≤5

Ford

≤5

Forest Bank

6

≤5

Foston Hall

≤5

Garth

≤5

Guys Marsh

≤5

Haverigg

≤5

≤5

Hewell

11

6

High Down

≤5

Hindley

10

≤5

Hollesley Bay

≤5

Holme House

≤5

Hull

≤5

≤5

Humber

≤5

≤5

Huntercombe

9

≤5

Isis

≤5

Kirkham

27

7

Lancaster Farms

≤5

≤5

Leeds

≤5

Lewes

≤5

≤5

Leyhill

17

≤5

Lincoln

≤5

Lindholme

≤5

Littlehey

≤5

Liverpool

≤5

Low Newton

≤5

Lowdham Grange

≤5

Maidstone

≤5

Moorland

≤5

Mount

≤5

New Hall

≤5

North Sea Camp

7

Northumberland

≤5

Nottingham

≤5

Oakwood

20

≤5

Parc

619

158

Pentonville

11

Peterborough

≤5

Peterborough (female)

≤5

Portland

6

≤5

Prescoed

148

30

Preston

≤5

≤5

Ranby

≤5

≤5

Risley

20

≤5

Rochester

≤5

Rye Hill

≤5

Send

≤5

≤5

Spring Hill

≤5

Stafford

22

6

Stoke Heath

28

≤5

Styal

54

≤5

Sudbury

≤5

Swansea

670

93

Swinfen Hall

≤5

≤5

Thameside

≤5

Thorn Cross

13

≤5

Usk

66

15

Verne

≤5

≤5

Wandsworth

≤5

Warren Hill

≤5

Wayland

≤5

≤5

Wealstun

≤5

Werrington

≤5

≤5

Wetherby

≤5

Whatton

7

≤5

Winchester

≤5

Woodhill

≤5

Wormwood Scrubs

≤5

Wymott

10