Written question asked by Bill O'Brien (Labour) on Friday, 3 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 March 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether private sector prisons have access to (a) the Quantum IT infrastructure and (b) the e-OASys offender assessment system.

Answer: Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether private sector prisons have access to (a) the Quantum IT infrastructure and (b) the e-OASys offender assessment system. [203380] Paul Goggins: Private sector prisons do not currently have access to the Quantum IT infrastructure, although they do have access to the strategic Inmate Information System, and its local component, the Local Inmate Database System (LIDS), alongside their own IT provision. In January 2005 limited access to the e-OASys offender assessment system was provided to all contracted establishments except HMP Wolds. It was not possible to provide this same level of access to HMP Wolds due to technical difficulties, but work in ongoing to rectify this problem.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1701-2W;431 c1697-8W; 203380
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Access Databases ICT Infrastructure Private sector Prisons Offender assessment system
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk