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 2025, broken down by institution.
Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip
The information requested is provided in the following table:
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The overwhelming majority of the cell fires were classed as ‘minor’ and were quickly dealt with by staff. Medical assessment is provided to anyone who may have been exposed to smoke or heat. Where it is found that a fire is the result of arson, or recklessness, the prisoner responsible will face robust punitive action, which can include further criminal charges. All operational staff receive training in responding to fire incidents, including the use of specialist safety and firefighting equipment. |
Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Immigration Officers are were employed in the operational arm of the Foreign National Offender Returns Command Immigration Prison Team on 29 August 2025; which prisons those officers are based in; and whether they are located (a) within the prison estate, (b) in embedded hubs or (c) in other facilities.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Home Office does not hold central data on the number of visits conducted by immigration officers in UK prisons.
However, as of 29 August 2025, there were 77 Immigration Officers employed by Foreign National Offender Returns Command. These officers are located within the Immigration Prison Team (IPT), which covers all prisons in the UK. Most of the IPT’s officers are based in prisons. Some are located in Home Office premises, from where they conduct prison visits.
The number of Immigration Officers embedded in a hub and the prisons they cover are:
Embedded Hub | Prisons Covered | Number of IOs (some of which will be part-time) |
HMPs Pentonville and The Mount | HMPs Pentonville & The Mount Feltham YOI HMP Ford HMP Lewes | 7 |
HMP The Verne | HMP The Verne HMP Ashfield HMP Bristol HMP Cardiff HMP Channings Wood HMP Eastwood Park HMP Erlestoke HMP Exeter HMP Guys Marsh HMP Leyhill HMP Parc HMP Swansea HMP Usk HMP Prescoed | 4 |
HMP Highpoint | HMP Highpoint HMP Bure HMP Chelmsford HMP Hollesley Bay HMP LIttlehey HMP Norwich HMP Peterborough (Female) HMP Warren Hill HMP Wayland HMP Whiteland | 5 |
HMP Hewell | HMP Hewell HMP Birmingham HMP Brinsford HMP Dovegate HMP Drake Hall HMP Featherstone HMP Foston Hall HMP Long Lartin HMP Oakwood HMP Onley HMP Rye Hill HMP Stafford HMP Stoke Heath HMP Sudbury HMP Swinfen Hall | 9 |
HMP Risley | HMP Risley HMP Altcourse HMP Berwyn HMP Buckley Hall HMP Forest Bank HMP Garth HMP Haverigg HMP Hindley HMP Kirkham HMP Lancaster Farms HMP Liverpool HMP Manchester HMP Preston HMP Styal HMP Thorn Cross HMP Wymott | 6 |
HMP Moorland | HMP Moorland HMP Fosse Way HMP Gartree HMP Hatfield HMP Hull HMP Humber HMP Leicester HMP Lindholme HMP Nottingham HMP Whatton HMP Ranby | 6 |
HMP Maidstone | HMP Maidstone HMP Cookham Wood HMP East Sutton Park HMP Elmley HMP Rochester HMP Standford Hill HMP Swaleside | 5 |
HMP Huntercombe | HMP Aylesbury HMP Bullingdon HMP Bedford HMP Five Wells HMP Grendon HMP Spring Hill HMP Woodhill | 5 |
HMP Wormwood Scrubs | HMP Wormwood Scrubs HMP Bronzefield HMP Winchester | 4 |
HMP Wandsworth | HMP Wandsworth HMP Brixton HMP Highdown | 4 |
HMP Morton Hall | HMP Morton Hall HMP Lincoln HMP Stocken HMP Lowdham Grange HMP North Sea Camp HMP Peterborough (Male) | 5 |
HMP Barlinnie | HMP Barlinnie HMP Addiewell HMP Castle HMP Huntly HMP Cornton Vale & YOI HMP Dumfries HMP Edinburgh HMP Glenochil HMP Greenock HMP Kilmarnock HMP Low Moss HMP Perth & YOI HMP Shotts HMP Stirling Polmont YOI N Ireland HMP Hydebank Wood HMP Maghaberry HMP Magilligan | 4 |
Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits by Immigration Officers have taken place in each Scottish prison in each year since 2015.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Home Office does not hold central data on the number of visits conducted by immigration officers in UK prisons.
However, as of 29 August 2025, there were 77 Immigration Officers employed by Foreign National Offender Returns Command. These officers are located within the Immigration Prison Team (IPT), which covers all prisons in the UK. Most of the IPT’s officers are based in prisons. Some are located in Home Office premises, from where they conduct prison visits.
The number of Immigration Officers embedded in a hub and the prisons they cover are:
Embedded Hub | Prisons Covered | Number of IOs (some of which will be part-time) |
HMPs Pentonville and The Mount | HMPs Pentonville & The Mount Feltham YOI HMP Ford HMP Lewes | 7 |
HMP The Verne | HMP The Verne HMP Ashfield HMP Bristol HMP Cardiff HMP Channings Wood HMP Eastwood Park HMP Erlestoke HMP Exeter HMP Guys Marsh HMP Leyhill HMP Parc HMP Swansea HMP Usk HMP Prescoed | 4 |
HMP Highpoint | HMP Highpoint HMP Bure HMP Chelmsford HMP Hollesley Bay HMP LIttlehey HMP Norwich HMP Peterborough (Female) HMP Warren Hill HMP Wayland HMP Whiteland | 5 |
HMP Hewell | HMP Hewell HMP Birmingham HMP Brinsford HMP Dovegate HMP Drake Hall HMP Featherstone HMP Foston Hall HMP Long Lartin HMP Oakwood HMP Onley HMP Rye Hill HMP Stafford HMP Stoke Heath HMP Sudbury HMP Swinfen Hall | 9 |
HMP Risley | HMP Risley HMP Altcourse HMP Berwyn HMP Buckley Hall HMP Forest Bank HMP Garth HMP Haverigg HMP Hindley HMP Kirkham HMP Lancaster Farms HMP Liverpool HMP Manchester HMP Preston HMP Styal HMP Thorn Cross HMP Wymott | 6 |
HMP Moorland | HMP Moorland HMP Fosse Way HMP Gartree HMP Hatfield HMP Hull HMP Humber HMP Leicester HMP Lindholme HMP Nottingham HMP Whatton HMP Ranby | 6 |
HMP Maidstone | HMP Maidstone HMP Cookham Wood HMP East Sutton Park HMP Elmley HMP Rochester HMP Standford Hill HMP Swaleside | 5 |
HMP Huntercombe | HMP Aylesbury HMP Bullingdon HMP Bedford HMP Five Wells HMP Grendon HMP Spring Hill HMP Woodhill | 5 |
HMP Wormwood Scrubs | HMP Wormwood Scrubs HMP Bronzefield HMP Winchester | 4 |
HMP Wandsworth | HMP Wandsworth HMP Brixton HMP Highdown | 4 |
HMP Morton Hall | HMP Morton Hall HMP Lincoln HMP Stocken HMP Lowdham Grange HMP North Sea Camp HMP Peterborough (Male) | 5 |
HMP Barlinnie | HMP Barlinnie HMP Addiewell HMP Castle HMP Huntly HMP Cornton Vale & YOI HMP Dumfries HMP Edinburgh HMP Glenochil HMP Greenock HMP Kilmarnock HMP Low Moss HMP Perth & YOI HMP Shotts HMP Stirling Polmont YOI N Ireland HMP Hydebank Wood HMP Maghaberry HMP Magilligan | 4 |
Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the embedded hubs for the Immigration Prison Teams are located; which prisons are included in each hub; and how many Immigration Officers are employed in each hub.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Home Office does not hold central data on the number of visits conducted by immigration officers in UK prisons.
However, as of 29 August 2025, there were 77 Immigration Officers employed by Foreign National Offender Returns Command. These officers are located within the Immigration Prison Team (IPT), which covers all prisons in the UK. Most of the IPT’s officers are based in prisons. Some are located in Home Office premises, from where they conduct prison visits.
The number of Immigration Officers embedded in a hub and the prisons they cover are:
Embedded Hub | Prisons Covered | Number of IOs (some of which will be part-time) |
HMPs Pentonville and The Mount | HMPs Pentonville & The Mount Feltham YOI HMP Ford HMP Lewes | 7 |
HMP The Verne | HMP The Verne HMP Ashfield HMP Bristol HMP Cardiff HMP Channings Wood HMP Eastwood Park HMP Erlestoke HMP Exeter HMP Guys Marsh HMP Leyhill HMP Parc HMP Swansea HMP Usk HMP Prescoed | 4 |
HMP Highpoint | HMP Highpoint HMP Bure HMP Chelmsford HMP Hollesley Bay HMP LIttlehey HMP Norwich HMP Peterborough (Female) HMP Warren Hill HMP Wayland HMP Whiteland | 5 |
HMP Hewell | HMP Hewell HMP Birmingham HMP Brinsford HMP Dovegate HMP Drake Hall HMP Featherstone HMP Foston Hall HMP Long Lartin HMP Oakwood HMP Onley HMP Rye Hill HMP Stafford HMP Stoke Heath HMP Sudbury HMP Swinfen Hall | 9 |
HMP Risley | HMP Risley HMP Altcourse HMP Berwyn HMP Buckley Hall HMP Forest Bank HMP Garth HMP Haverigg HMP Hindley HMP Kirkham HMP Lancaster Farms HMP Liverpool HMP Manchester HMP Preston HMP Styal HMP Thorn Cross HMP Wymott | 6 |
HMP Moorland | HMP Moorland HMP Fosse Way HMP Gartree HMP Hatfield HMP Hull HMP Humber HMP Leicester HMP Lindholme HMP Nottingham HMP Whatton HMP Ranby | 6 |
HMP Maidstone | HMP Maidstone HMP Cookham Wood HMP East Sutton Park HMP Elmley HMP Rochester HMP Standford Hill HMP Swaleside | 5 |
HMP Huntercombe | HMP Aylesbury HMP Bullingdon HMP Bedford HMP Five Wells HMP Grendon HMP Spring Hill HMP Woodhill | 5 |
HMP Wormwood Scrubs | HMP Wormwood Scrubs HMP Bronzefield HMP Winchester | 4 |
HMP Wandsworth | HMP Wandsworth HMP Brixton HMP Highdown | 4 |
HMP Morton Hall | HMP Morton Hall HMP Lincoln HMP Stocken HMP Lowdham Grange HMP North Sea Camp HMP Peterborough (Male) | 5 |
HMP Barlinnie | HMP Barlinnie HMP Addiewell HMP Castle HMP Huntly HMP Cornton Vale & YOI HMP Dumfries HMP Edinburgh HMP Glenochil HMP Greenock HMP Kilmarnock HMP Low Moss HMP Perth & YOI HMP Shotts HMP Stirling Polmont YOI N Ireland HMP Hydebank Wood HMP Maghaberry HMP Magilligan | 4 |
Asked by: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
In the latest published figures as of 31 March 2025, there were 89 FTE fewer staff in post compared to the target staffing level. This relates to the full-time equivalent, adjusted for different contracted hours, for Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers working in public sector prisons in the West Midlands. These figures are available in HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: March 2025, Prison and Probation Officer Recruitment annex: March 2025 via HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: March 2025.
Notes:
This figure covers all Band 3 - 5 Officers includes Band 3 - 4 Prison Officers (including specialists), Band 4 Supervising Officers, and Band 5 Custodial Managers.
The figure is a net value and balances out surpluses and deficits between the individual establishments.
Prisons included in this analysis cover the West Midlands Prison Group (Birmingham, Brinsford, Featherstone, Hewell, Stafford, Stoke Heath, Sudbury, and Swinfen Hall), supplemented by a Long Term High Security Estate prison, a women’s prison and a Young Offenders Institution in the West Midlands region (Long Lartin, Drake Hall and Werrington).
Data only includes Public Sector Prisons. Data does not include Private Sector Prison establishments.
The Target Staffing level changes regularly in response to Governors' freedoms and other changes requested by the business.
Target Staffing is the number of staff required to run an optimal regime in each prison. This level is greater than the minimum number of staff required for a prison to operate safely, and includes allowances for staff taking leave, being off sick or being on training.
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 - Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
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
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 |
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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 |
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Swansea |
|
Swinfen Hall |
|
Thorn Cross |
|
Usk |
|
The Verne |
|
Wakefield |
|
Wealstun |
|
Werrington |
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Wetherby |
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Whatton |
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Winchester |
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Wormwood Scrubs |
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Wymott |
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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.
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 |
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 |
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 had an origin address in Wales by prison establishment in 2022.
Answered by Damian Hinds
3,609 of the 46,804 prison leavers in 2022 had an identified origin address in Wales. The breakdown by establishment is shown in the table below.
The 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.
To prevent the disclosure of individual information, figures totalling five people or fewer have not been included (denoted by *).
Prison | Count |
Altcourse | 31 |
Ashfield | * |
Askham Grange | * |
Berwyn | 537 |
Birmingham | * |
Brinsford | * |
Bristol | 14 |
Brixton | * |
Bronzefield | * |
Buckley Hall | * |
Bullingdon | * |
Cardiff | 1046 |
Channings Wood | * |
Doncaster | * |
Dovegate | * |
Downview | * |
Drake Hall | 17 |
East Sutton Park | * |
Eastwood Park | 213 |
Elmley (Sheppey Cluster) | * |
Erlestoke | * |
Exeter | * |
Five Wells | * |
Ford | * |
Forest Bank | * |
Foston Hall | * |
Frankland | * |
Garth | * |
Grendon/Spring Hill | * |
Guys Marsh | * |
Hatfield | * |
Haverigg | 6 |
Hewell | * |
High Down | * |
Highpoint (North and South) | * |
Hindley | * |
Hull | * |
Humber | * |
Huntercombe | 12 |
Isis | * |
Isle of Wight | * |
Kirkham | 10 |
Lancaster Farms | * |
Leeds | * |
Leicester | * |
Leyhill | 20 |
Littlehey | * |
Liverpool | 8 |
Maidstone | * |
Manchester | * |
Moorland | * |
Mount | * |
Northumberland | * |
Norwich | * |
Nottingham | * |
Oakwood | 24 |
Parc | 559 |
Pentonville | * |
Portland | * |
Prescoed | 134 |
Preston | * |
Ranby | * |
Risley | 15 |
Rye Hill | * |
Send | * |
Stafford | 10 |
Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster) | * |
Stocken | * |
Stoke Heath | 6 |
Styal | 42 |
Sudbury | * |
Swansea | 688 |
Swinfen Hall | * |
Thameside | * |
Thorn Cross | 12 |
Usk | 58 |
Wakefield | * |
Wandsworth | 6 |
Wayland | * |
Wetherby | * |
Whatton | 13 |
Winchester | * |
Wymott | * |
Total | 3609 |