House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 30 Mar 2009 (pt 0044)

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Prisons: Finance

Mr. Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what budget savings are planned in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution over the next 12 months. [266861]

Mr. Hanson: The total planned savings requirement for 2009-10 from prisons and young offender institutions is £64.2 million, 3.4 per cent. of budget. These savings have not yet been allocated to prisons and are held at area level.

Victims of Crime

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether victims of crime (a) are informed and (b) have their consent requested before their details are passed to private sector firms undertaking research for his Department on levels of confidence in the criminal justice system. [252814]

Maria Eagle: There are two key Government surveys that interview victims of crime about their satisfaction with and confidence in the criminal justice system (CJS).

The Home Office conducts the British crime survey (BCS) which looks at, among other things, the effectiveness and fairness of the CJS as viewed by the public, some of whom are victims.

The BCS is a general population sample in which addresses are randomly selected from the Post Office Address File by the survey contractor. Other than the postal address, no information about the selected household is held by the contractor prior to being approached to obtain permission for them to take part in the survey.

The Office for Criminal Justice Reform on behalf of the Ministry of Justice manage the Witness and Victim Satisfaction Survey (WAVES) which is a national survey designed to measure how satisfied victims and witnesses are with the service they get from the criminal justice system (CJS).

It is permitted to share limited details without consent under the provisions of section 33 of the Data Protection Act 1998, which allows certain data to be shared for research purposes, so long as certain conditions are in place. In order to obtain a large representative sample of victims and witnesses, consent is not obtained at the initial stage; however, very strict protocols are in place to ensure that these conditions are met.

The current contractor writes to all victims and witnesses identified by local criminal justice boards and selected to participate before the telephone call, giving them the option to opt out of the survey, in compliance with data protection guidelines. This gives victims and witnesses the opportunity to opt out at the first point of contact.

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On calling those respondents who have not opted out, interviewers restate the purpose of the survey; to improve services to victims and witnesses in the future. Respondents are then assured that their responses will remain confidential and again asked if they are happy to participate. Reassurance is given at every stage of the interview process that responses given will remain anonymous.

The organisations undertaking both surveys are acting on behalf of the criminal justice system in order to help assess progress made at a local and national level against key CJS initiatives and to improve the future experiences of victims and witnesses. Both surveys have stringent measures in place to ensure individuals’ anonymity is maintained and responses remain confidential. Respondents are given the opportunity to opt out at point of first contact with the research organisations.

Wymott Prison

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for how long the absent governor of HM Prison Wymott has been on sick leave; how long the prison has been operating on a two governor basis; and how long he expects this arrangement to continue. [267588]

Mr. Hanson: It is not service policy to comment on individual members of staff.

The previous Governor stepped down from the post in December 2008 and was replaced shortly thereafter by the present incumbent. The establishment has at no time operated on a ‘two Governor basis’.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the three latest roof-top protest incidents at HM Prison Wymott (a) involved the same prisoners and (b) took place in the same part of the prison. [267589]

Mr. Hanson: The seven prisoners involved in the three incidents were seven different individuals. The
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incidents all took place in the same part of the prison and new measures are in place to further restrict access to this roof.

Prisoners: Self-harm

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many incidents of self-harm by (a) male and (b) female prisoners held in each young offenders’ institution were recorded in each year since 2003; [264771]

(2) how many incidents of self-harm by (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each prison establishment were recorded in each year since 2003. [264772]

Mr. Hanson: The National Offender Management Service has a broad, integrated and evidence-based prisoner suicide prevention and self harm management strategy that seeks to reduce the distress of all those in prison. This encompasses a wide spectrum of prison and Department of Health work around such issues as mental health, substance misuse and resettlement. Any prisoner identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm is cared for using the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) procedures. Most self harm is not directly life threatening, but nevertheless can be extremely distressing for those who have to deal with it. A prisoner focused care planning system for those at risk, ACCT, (Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork), has helped prisons manage self harm. There are no easy answers to managing self harming behaviour but we remain committed to finding ways to improve further our management of it.

The information is set out as follows. The NOMS Incident Reporting System processes high volumes of data which are constantly being updated. The figures provide a good indication of overall numbers of incidents but should not be interpreted as absolute.

The instances of recorded self-harm by male prisoners, including young offenders (YOs) aged under 21, is summarised in table 1. Those incidents in current single-function young offender institutions (YOIs) are detailed in the notes of table 2.

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Table 1: Self harm incidents by establishment (male)
Prison	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Belmarsh	75	123	90	76	88	83
Manchester	284	208	219	200	206	153
Woodhill	28	40	121	128	176	165
Albany	51	73	25	6	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Dovegate	151	79	126	197	150	126
Garth	12	51	51	51	43	58
Gartree	9	1	5	12	43	19
Grendon/Spring Hill	10	2	⁽¹⁾—	1	1	3
Kingston	⁽¹⁾—	6	12	10	14	6
Lowdham Grange	4	16	15	29	40	70
Maidstone	9	11	20	10	15	13
Parkhurst	170	139	82	158	79	⁽¹⁾—
Rye Hill	32	68	139	50	71	72
Swaleside	11	18	8	26	83	59
Acklington	20	40	75	97	45	112
Blundeston	17	19	11	16	14	17
Buckley Hall	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	43	23	24
Bullwood Hall	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	15	6	7
Edmunds Hill	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	11	17	22	21
Kennet	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1	2
Wolds	10	6	6	16	19	19
Ashwell	⁽¹⁾—	6	9	⁽¹⁾—	14	9
Camp Hill	58	22	28	15	20	⁽¹⁾—
Channings Wood	9	6	18	44	23	34
Coldingley	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1	3	2
Dartmoor	23	21	33	52	36	29
Erlestoke	3	⁽¹⁾—	4	5	18	45
Everthorpe	1	⁽¹⁾—	7	21	42	42
Featherstone	32	18	11	27	33	41
Guys Marsh	32	16	6	30	60	64
Haverigg	4	3	11	5	35	44
Highpoint	41	33	30	67	60	114
Lancaster	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	4	6	7	⁽¹⁾—
Littlehey	46	108	123	158	105	78
Moorland	104	1	3	8	12	11
Mount	5	6	24	22	28	20
Ranby	8	4	8	27	39	68
Risley	18	20	45	36	33	32
Shepton Mallet	1	2	⁽¹⁾—	1	2	1
Stafford	39	61	82	66	97	71
Stocken	26	11	35	25	37	⁽¹⁾—
Usk/Prescoed	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1	⁽¹⁾—	3	2
Verne	9	3	7	4	⁽¹⁾—	3
Wayland	9	24	42	55	32	59
Wealstun	14	9	34	30	34	35
Weare	18	23	8	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Wellingborough	19	14	2	27	18	49
Whatton	1	4	⁽¹⁾—	2	17	31
Wymott	⁽¹⁾—	4	47	61	63	59
Low Newton	6	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Frankland	31	95	165	217	339	429
Full Sutton	49	53	133	56	55	76
Long Lartin	2	4	11	11	89	127
Wakefield	44	85	126	176	114	93
Whitemoor	60	75	136	122	80	37
Dover	41	39	34	55	41	43
Haslar	4	3	2	4	2	7
Lindholme	9	7	18	36	57	59
Altcourse	165	160	111	219	210	245
Bedford	116	114	107	146	157	132
Birmingham	83	81	207	604	528	447
Blakenhurst	430	316	151	177	211	64
Bristol	95	156	185	102	147	147
Brixton	67	68	85	19	33	27
Bullingdon	18	21	39	25	69	112
Canterbury	2	12	10	10	5	15
Cardiff	54	99	73	96	25	14
Chelmsford	29	61	96	136	131	111
Doncaster	317	369	336	276	268	405
Dorchester	27	36	25	48	53	67
Durham	201	165	268	220	206	193
Elmley	22	82	139	92	96	102
Exeter	31	65	107	84	56	117
Forest Bank	214	257	197	333	317	257
Gloucester	97	83	110	83	88	95
Hewell Cluster	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	83
High Down	54	187	117	205	154	136
Holme House	40	74	63	102	81	78
Hull	143	176	199	110	107	115
Leeds	310	388	223	148	147	92
Leicester	122	143	136	170	153	84
Lewes	128	182	134	123	78	120
Lincoln	113	160	134	165	215	182
Liverpool	370	331	270	178	131	243
Norwich	213	264	234	338	204	202
Nottingham	174	136	91	160	194	210
Parc	327	235	314	250	152	229
Pentonville	159	72	204	243	169	179
Preston	41	36	105	222	239	223
Shrewsbury	36	67	59	57	81	51
Swansea	45	28	61	57	34	82
Wandsworth	54	194	55	61	141	117
Winchester	171	210	149	136	52	104
Wormwood Scrubs	57	124	50	128	119	123
Onley	194	87	88	102	157	146
Swinfen Hall	26	74	51	81	124	127
Hollesley Bay	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	2	1	6
Moorland Open (Hatfield)	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1
Ford	5	6	⁽¹⁾—	5	3	⁽¹⁾—
Kirkham	1	1	⁽¹⁾—	2	⁽¹⁾—	1
Leyhill	⁽¹⁾—	1	2	5	4	3
North Sea Camp	1	⁽¹⁾—	1	⁽¹⁾—	1	2
Standford Hill	1	⁽¹⁾—	2	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1
Sudbury	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Peterborough	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	121	199	200	273
Latchmere House	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	1	⁽¹⁾—
Brinsford	66	23	71	102	83	85
Castington	87	83	92	104	64	62
Feltham	100	159	141	126	219	203
Hindley	77	36	160	71	41	81
Lancaster Farms	23.	15	92	153	21	5
Stoke Heath	75	230	192	217	226	321
Rochester	9	52	15	46	47	84
Northallerton	27	59	14	35	30	27
Aylesbury	18	14	113	307	201	210
Deerbolt	68	59	100	106	86	122
Glen Parva	197	217	232	148	247	231
Portland	55	115	109	160	170	76
Reading	21	24	52	37	34	23
Ashfield	236	217	165	209	130	92
Cookham Wood	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	9
Warren Hill	8	20	13	15	12	75
Huntercombe	28	36	64	61	79	79
Werrington	2	10	25	20	11	52
Wetherby	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	59	34	10	23
Thorn Cross	1	3	1	2	3	⁽¹⁾—

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