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Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals committed suicide whilst in custody in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [155386]
Paul Goggins: The information requested with respect to prisons and immigration removal centres is provided in the following table.
Number of self-inflicted deaths(25) of foreign nationals in prison custody | Number of self- inflicted deaths of foreign nationals in immigration removal centres | |
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1999 | 7 | 0 |
2000 | 5 | 1 |
2001 | 5 | 0 |
2002 | 10 | 0 |
2003 | 8 | (26)1 |
(25) The Prison Service employs the term 'self-inflicted death' rather than suicide. This includes all those deaths where it appears the prisoner has acted intentionally to take his/her own life.
(26) This death occurred at HM Immigration Removal Centre Haslar, a Prison Service managed centre.
The police do not collate data centrally on the number of foreign nationals who commit suicide in their custody.
Reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prison establishments is an essential part of the Prison Service's decency agenda and a priority for Ministers. A three-year strategy to develop policies and practices to prevent prisoner suicide and manage self-harm started in April 2001. This is currently under review, taking into account learning from the various projects initiated over the last three years, emerging research findings and a wide consultation process. The main principles of the strategy apply across all types of prisons and to all prisoners, regardless of nationality.
All immigration removal centres are required to comply with an Operating Standard on suicide and self-harm prevention, and a range of measures is in place to address the issue. These measures include: suicide awareness and emergency first aid training for staff, active Suicide Prevention Committees operating in all centres, and systems for paying particular attention to detainees on their first night in detention or immediately prior to their removal.
The police have also undertaken a number of initiatives to prevent self-inflicted deaths in their custody. These include: custody officer training in risk assessment and management, improvements in police practice in relation to the mentally ill, an increase in the range of custody healthcare professionals, improvements in procedures to assess and document specific risks presented by those coming into custody, the use of closed circuit television in cells, and the use in some forces of life signs monitoring systems.
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are in place to help foreign national prisoners maintain links with their families. [155250]
Paul Goggins: The Prison Service places considerable importance on encouraging and assisting all prisoners to maintain meaningful contact with family and friends.
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All convicted prisoners have a statutory entitlement to send one letter, and unconvicted prisoners, two letters per week, at public expense. In addition to this, prisoners may send a letter at public expense in lieu of a statutory domestic visit. In addition, there are several measures which are advantageous to foreign national prisoners:
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he monitors the number of foreign national prisoners who are liable to deportation. [155251]
Beverley Hughes: Her Majesty's prisons are instructed to notify the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) of all foreign nationals sentenced to a term of imprisonment, together with their release dates once calculated.
The Prison Service is currently conducting an audit to identify all foreign nationals who are serving a term of imprisonment.
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies there are in the 42 probation areas in England and Wales, broken down by grade; and how many probation officers have left the service in each financial year since 200001. [147663]
Paul Goggins: The latest published information requested is as follows: The total number of vacant posts within the National Probation Service as at 30 June 2003 broken down by grade is as follows:
I will write to my hon. Friend shortly with more up to date figures when these are available.
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The number of Probation Officers who have left the service in each financial year since 200001 is as follows:
Number of leavers(27) | |||
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England and Wales | 2000 | 200102(27) | 200203 |
Deputy Chief Officers | 9 | (31)7 | 3 |
Assistant Chief Officers(28) | 17 | (31)75 | 13 |
Senior Probation Officers | 313 | (31)148 | 78 |
Probation Officers(29) | 593 | (31)967 | 642 |
Probation Service Officers(30) | 290 | see note 4 below | see note 4 below |
All other staff | 429 | (31)1,916 | 1,670 |
Total | 1,651 | (31)3,113 | 2,406 |
(27) Figures shown in Headcount and were collected for calendar years only 19972000 inclusive.
(28) Includes area managers
(29) Includes senior practitioners, trainee probation officers, temporary probation officers
(30) PSOs included in other staff 200102 onwards
(31) Includes proportion of service that moved to Family Court Welfare in April 2001; approximately 1,200 leavers
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the members of the (a) Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal, (b) Police Complaints Authority; (c) Police Information Technology Organisation, (d) Prisons Board to the Prison Service and (e) Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs were on 1 January; what their term of office is in each case; and whether they are remunerated. [151813]
Paul Goggins: For the bodies requested the following is a list of the members on 1 January 2004; their term of office, and whether they are remunerated.
A member of a Police Authority also sits on a Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal considering an appeal under the Police (Conduct) Regulations 1999. Police Authorities are responsible for appointing such members, a list which is not held centrally. The Police Complaints Authority will be abolished on 31 March 2004 and all terms of appointment end on that date.
When announcing the creation of the National Offender Management Service in his speech to the House of Commons on 6 January 2004, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary also announced the establishment of the National Offender Management Board. This will replace the Correctional Services Board. The Board includes a number of senior officials representing the Home Office, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Her Majesty's Treasury and No. 10. It has four non-executive members who are the only formal appointees. The Director General of the Prison Service is supported in his day to day responsibilities by the Prison Service Management Board which comprises the executive directors, the
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Prison Service Race Relations Adviser, the head of Prison Service Media Relations and the Board Secretary.
Term of office | Remunerated | |
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Mr. Richard Merz | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Simon Russell Flint QG | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Michael Caplan QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Gary Flather Obe QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Robin Grey QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Dorian Lovell-Pank QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Victor Temple QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Harendra De Silva | 5 years | Yes |
Ms Joanna Greenberg QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Mukhtar Hussain QC | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. John Perry QC | 5 years | Yes |
Sir Anthony Thomas Burden | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. David Shattock QPM | 5 years | Yes |
Sir Edward Crew | 5 years | Yes |
Sir Dan Crompton | 5 years | Yes |
Ms Pauline Clare | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Peter Joslin Qpm DI BA (Hons) Cimgt | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Desmond Flanders QPM | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Barry Moss | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Ian Quinn | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Walter Boreham QBE, O.Stj, Qpm, D.Univ | 5 years | Yes |
Sir David Joseph O'Dowd | 5 years | Yes |
Sir John Evans O.St.J Qpm DI Lib | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. George Ernest Hedges Qpm DI | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Michael Sample | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Leonard Cantliffe | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Michael Bird | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Christopher Hudson | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Raymond Hughes | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Michael Mckenzie | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. David Arthur Pearce | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Ian Westwood | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Paul O'brien | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Alec Edward Alexander | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Anthony Judge | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Anthony Kevin Mason | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Robin Hobbs | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. John Harrison | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Patrick Butler | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Jeffery Mosely | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. David John French | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. David Gilbert Jones | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Allen Stanley | 5 years | Yes |
Mr. Joseph Tildesley | 5 years | Yes |
Term of office | Remunerated | |
---|---|---|
Sir Alistair Graham | 3 years | Yes |
Ian Bynoe | 3 years | Yes |
Wendy Towers | 3 years | Yes |
Ann Barker | 3 years | Yes |
Anne Boustred | 3 years | Yes |
Duncan Gear | 3 years | Yes |
Deborah Glass | 3 years | Yes |
Sally Hawkins | 3 years | Yes |
Alison MacDougall | 3 years | Yes |
Mehmuda Mian Prichard | 3 years | Yes |
David Petch | 3 years | Yes |
Leo Pilkington | 3 years | Yes |
Elaine Rassaby | 3 years | Yes |
Marcu Williams | 3 years | Yes |
Nicoja Williams | 3 years | Yes |
Arthur Price-Jones | 3 years | Yes |
Katherine Reid | 3 years | Yes |
Dianne Hayle | 3 years | Yes |
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Term of office | Remunerated | |
---|---|---|
Chair (to be appointed) | 3 years | Yes |
Dr. Louise Bennett | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Martin Taylor | 3 years | Yes |
Ms Alisa Beaton | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Thomas Lloyd | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Paul Gavin | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Peter Wilson | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Peter Holland | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Stephen Murphy | 3 years | Yes |
To be appointed | 3 years | Yes |
Cllr Guroudeo Saluja | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Mark Gladwyn | 3 years | Yes |
Dr. Linda Derrick | 3 years | Yes |
Christie Smith | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Roy Toner | 3 years | Yes |
Mr. Peter Winship | 3 years | Yes |
Term of office | Remunerated | |
---|---|---|
Sir Michael Rawlins | 3 years | No |
Dr. Dima Abdulrahim | 3 years | No |
Lord Victor Adebowale | 3 years | No |
Mr. Norman Bettison | 3 years | No |
Dr. Margaret Birtwhistle | 3 years | No |
Reverend Martin Blakeborough | 3 years | No |
Dr. Cecilia Bottomley | 3 years | No |
Mr. Raj Boyjoonauth | 3 years | No |
Ms Carmel Clancy | 3 years | No |
Professor Llana Crome | 3 years | No |
Ms Robyn Doran | 3 years | No |
Mr. Robert Eschle | 3 years | No |
Professor Hugh Edmondson | 3 years | No |
Ms Vivienne Evans | 3 years | No |
Professor C. Robin Ganellin FRS | 3 years | No |
Dr. Laurence Gruer | 3 years | No |
Mr. Paul Hayes | 3 years | No |
Mr. Andrew Hayman | 3 years | No |
Mr. Russell Hayton | 3 years | No |
Mr. Peter Housden | 3 years | No |
Mr. Roger Howard | 3 years | No |
Mr. Alan Hunter | 3 years | No |
His Honour Judge Thomas Joseph | 3 years | No |
Dr. John Marsden | 3 years | No |
Mr. Peter Martin | 3 years | No |
Professsor Savid Nutt | 3 years | No |
Mr. Richard Pates | 3 years | No |
Mr. Trevor Pearce | 3 years | No |
Mr. Arthur Preddy | 3 years | No |
Dr. Mary Rowlands | 3 years | No |
Mrs. Kay Roberts | 3 years | No |
Mrs. Patricia Roberts | 3 years | No |
Dr. Roy Robertson | 3 years | No |
Dr. Polly Taylor | 3 years | No |
Ms Monique Tomlinson | 3 years | No |
Term of office | Remunerated | |
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Sir Duncan Nichol | 3 years | Yes |
David Henshaw | 3 years | Yes |
Richard Rosser | 3 years | Yes |
Angela Sarkis | 3 years | Yes |
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