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Written Question
Prisons: Fires
Wednesday 14th January 2026

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:

Location

Total Cell Fires

HM Prison Altcourse

11

HM Prison Ashfield

0

HM Prison Askham Grange

0

HM Prison Aylesbury

14

HM Prison Bedford

12

HM Prison Belmarsh

8

HM Prison Berwyn

74

HM Prison Birmingham

76

HM Prison Brinsford

30

HM Prison Bristol

60

HM Prison Brixton

31

HM Prison Bronzefield

0

HM Prison Buckley Hall

6

HM Prison Bullingdon

18

HM Prison Bure

1

HM Prison Cardiff

4

HM Prison Channings Wood

8

HM Prison Chelmsford

15

HM Prison Coldingley

6

HM Prison Cookham Wood

0

HM Prison Dartmoor

0

HM Prison Deerbolt

31

HM Prison Doncaster

45

HM Prison Dovegate

76

HM Prison Downview

2

HM Prison Drake Hall

4

HM Prison Durham

16

HM Prison East Sutton Park

0

HM Prison Eastwood Park

6

HM Prison Elmley

51

HM Prison Erlestoke

31

HM Prison Exeter

2

HM Prison Featherstone

4

HM Prison Feltham

40

HM Prison Five Wells

11

HM Prison Ford

0

HM Prison Forest Bank

94

HM Prison Fosse Way

42

HM Prison Foston Hall

6

HM Prison Frankland

3

HM Prison Full Sutton

2

HM Prison Garth

49

HM Prison Gartree

30

HM Prison Grendon

0

HM Prison Guys Marsh

20

HM Prison Hatfield

0

HM Prison Haverigg

0

HM Prison Hewell

8

HM Prison High Down

12

HM Prison Highpoint

28

HM Prison Hindley

5

HM Prison Hollesley Bay

0

HM Prison Holme House

52

HM Prison Hull

35

HM Prison Humber

64

HM Prison Huntercombe

5

HM Prison Isis

20

HM Prison Isle of Wight

7

HM Prison Kirkham

0

HM Prison Kirklevington Grange

0

HM Prison Lancaster Farms

5

HM Prison Leeds

22

HM Prison Leicester

14

HM Prison Lewes

38

HM Prison Leyhill

0

HM Prison Lincoln

8

HM Prison Lindholme

74

HM Prison Littlehey

2

HM Prison Liverpool

9

HM Prison Long Lartin

46

HM Prison Low Newton

5

HM Prison Lowdham Grange

78

HM Prison Maidstone

1

HM Prison Manchester

35

HM Prison Millsike

6

HM Prison Moorland

28

HM Prison Morton Hall

3

HM Prison New Hall

3

HM Prison North Sea Camp

0

HM Prison Northumberland

13

HM Prison Norwich

20

HM Prison Nottingham

54

HM Prison Oakwood

28

HM Prison Onley

16

HM Prison Parc

63

HM Prison Pentonville

21

HM Prison Peterborough

51

HM Prison Portland

32

HM Prison Prescoed

0

HM Prison Preston

6

HM Prison Ranby

35

HM Prison Risley

13

HM Prison Rochester

13

HM Prison Rye Hill

0

HM Prison Send

0

HM Prison Spring Hill

0

HM Prison Stafford

0

HM Prison Standford Hill

0

HM Prison Stocken

39

HM Prison Stoke Heath

4

HM Prison Styal

22

HM Prison Sudbury

0

HM Prison Swaleside

77

HM Prison Swansea

1

HM Prison Swinfen Hall

36

HM Prison Thameside

72

HM Prison The Mount

29

HM Prison The Verne

1

HM Prison Thorn Cross

0

HM Prison Usk

0

HM Prison Wakefield

8

HM Prison Wandsworth

62

HM Prison Warren Hill

0

HM Prison Wayland

19

HM Prison Wealstun

69

HM Prison Werrington

10

HM Prison Wetherby

37

HM Prison Whatton

1

HM Prison Whitemoor

4

HM Prison Winchester

33

HM Prison Woodhill

88

HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs

7

HM Prison Wymott

10

Total

2546

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.


Written Question
Prisons: Immigration Officers
Thursday 4th September 2025

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


Written Question
Prisons: Immigration Officers
Thursday 4th September 2025

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


Written Question
Prisons: Immigration Officers
Thursday 4th September 2025

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


Written Question
Prison Officers: Vacancies
Thursday 24th July 2025

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.


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 - 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


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
Prisoners' Release: Wales
Monday 22nd May 2023

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