| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
4 Dec 2007 : Column 1184W—continued
Fixed Penalties: Drunkenness
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of revenue likely to arise from fixed penalty fines levied on people found drunk in public houses in the next 12 months. [170315]
Mr. Hanson: No estimate has been made. Under the Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) Scheme, police can issue fixed penalties of £50 to persons found drunk in a public place. However, data on the exact location where the offence took place are not collected.
Office of the Information Commissioner: Finance
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2007, Official Report, columns 303-4W, on the Office of the Information Commissioner: finance, if he will review the appropriateness of the funding arrangements for the information responsibilities of the Information Commissioner’s Office. [170422]
Mr. Wills: The Information Commissioner’s data protection work is funded by the retention of notification fees paid by data controllers under section 26 of the Data Protection Act 1998. My Department continues to engage constructively with him on the resource implications of the additional inspection powers announced by the Prime Minister on 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 1179. My Department provides a yearly grant in aid for his freedom of information work, and there are no plans to review this arrangement.
Police Custody: Chelmsford
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) police cells and (b) custody suites in West Chelmsford constituency were occupied by prisoners remanded in custody by the courts in the latest period for which figures are available. [169768]
Mr. Hanson: Between 12 October 2006 and 30 November 2007 prisoners were held in police cells under Operation Safeguard in West Chelmsford on the nights of 22 January, 23 April and 21 May. On these dates, the number of prisoners held were one, two and one respectively.
Prison Service: Public Appointments
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information is used by the Deputy Director General of HM Prison Service in authorising managed moves; who is responsible for providing that information; how he establishes whether there are exceptional circumstances to warrant a managed move; and if he will make a statement. [170797]
Maria Eagle: Appointments within the operational senior manager grade are authorised by the Deputy Director General in his position as Chair of the Succession Planning Committee. Managed appointments are made on the basis of information and knowledge from a number of sources, including line managers and the Resourcing and Talent Management teams within the HR Directorate.
The policy on managed appointments is published in Prison Service Order 8110. There is no requirement for the circumstances to be exceptional to warrant a managed appointment.
Prison Service: Racism
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the policy is of HM Prison Service on the employment of members of organisations it classes as racist. [169986]
Maria Eagle: HM Prison Service has a policy of prohibiting people who work for it from being members of groups or organisations considered to have racist philosophies, principles, aims or policies.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which organisations HM Prison Service classes as racist. [169987]
Maria Eagle: HM Prison Service has a policy of prohibiting people who work for it from being members of groups or organisations considered to have racist philosophies, principles, aims or policies. In particular, no one working for HMPS can be a member of the British National party (BNP), the National Front, Combat 18 or any other group or organisation promoting racism. It is important to note that these groups are cited as examples and are not an exhaustive or definitive list.
Prisoners
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the prisoner to officer ratio was at each prison establishment at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [170796]
Maria Eagle: The prisoner to officer ratio for each prison at the end of October is shown in the table. The data are provisional and subject to in year validation.
The following table shows the prisoner to officer ratio at the end of October 2007.
| Establishment name | Population | All Officer grades | Prisoner to officer ratio |
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |