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Written question asked by Ian Lavery (Labour) on Monday, 17 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 January 2011. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Monday, 24 January 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Ford Prison

Question
(2) what the average prison population was at HM Prison Ford in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

The following tables shows the relevant information on the prison population for HMP Ford from 2001-10.These 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.

Table A: Prison population in HMP Ford, as on 31 December of each year 2001-08 and 2010 and on 18 December 2009
Number
2001 396
2002 427
2003 488
2004 510
2005 465
2006 395
2007 494
2008 529
2009 524
2010 523
Note:
Due to technical problems reported by the MoJ Head of Statistics as announced on 27/09/2009, the publication of Population in custody monthly tables England and Wales' was suspended. Publication resumed in April 2010.
Sources:
2001 and 2002 taken from Table 3 of the 'Prison Population Brief England and Wales' published December 2001 and December 2002.
2003 taken from Table A of the 'F1032 End of month prison population tables, December 2003'.
2004-08 taken from Table 4 of the 'Population in custody monthly tables England and Wales' for December 2004 to 2008.
2009 data taken from NOMS 'Prison Population and Accommodation Briefing' as on 18/12/2009, the closest available date.
2010 is taken from the prison population as published in the 31/12/10 NOMS 'Prison Population and Accommodation Briefing'.
Table B: Average prison population in HMP Ford, from 2001-10
Number
2001 375
2002 496
2003 500
2004 514
2005 520
2006 445
2007 456
2008 534
2009 537
2010 533
Note:
Due to technical problems relating to the supply of data for statistical purposes, the average annual populations for 2009 and 2010 use data compiled on a slightly different basis for July 2009 to February 2010.
Sources:
'Prison Population and Accommodation Briefing'; 'F1032 End of month prison population tables'; 'Population in custody monthly tables, England and Wales' and 'Offender Management Statistics Quarterly Bulletin'.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34982; 522 c42-3W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
HMP Ford
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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