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Home Office

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Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) the sick arrangements and (b) holiday entitlements are for staff at each privately run prison establishment. [187100] Paul Goggins: There are currently four contractors operating privately run prison establishments. Each contractor has different sick management arrangements and holiday entitlements for their staff in the various grades they employ. Staff terms and conditions are a matter between each Contractor and its staff. There are no minimum requirements set down in any contract. Detailed information can be found in the following tables. (a) Sick arrangements at each privately run prison _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Establishment Period of service Sick arrangements (paid in any 12 month period) HMP Parc Management First year 12 weeks After 1 year 18 weeks After 2 years 18 weeks After 5 years 26 weeks PCO First year 6 weeks After 1 year 12 weeks After 2 years 12 weeks After 5 years 18 weeks HMP Bronzefield, HMP Peterborough Less than 6 months Nil days paid 6 months--1 year 5 days 1-2 years 40 days 2-5 years 80 days 5 years plus 130 days HMP Forest Bank Less than 1 year service 20 days 1-2 years 40 days 2-5 years 80 days 5 years or more 26 weeks HMPAshfield, HMP Dovegate, HMP and YOI First year 30 days limited to 10 days in the first 6 Doncaster, HMP Lowdham Grange months After 1 year 30 days After 2 years 40 days After 5 years 50 days HMP Altcourse, HMP Rye Hill, HMP Wolds First year 6 weeks After 2 years 8 weeks After 5 years 10 weeks After 10 years 12 weeks _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) Holiday entitlements at each privately run prison _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Establishment Grade Holiday entitlements HMP Parc PCO grades 20 days + bank holidays Management 25 days + bank holidays HMP Bronzefield, HMP Peterborough, HMP Directors 25 days + bank holidays Forest Bank Management 23 days + bank holidays PCO grades 20 increasing by 2 days for every five years served. + bank holidays HMP Ashfield PCO grades 20 + bank holidays Management 25 + bank holidays HMP Dovegate PCO grades 17 + bank holidays in year 1 19 + bank holidays after 1 year Management 25 + bank holidays HMP and YOI Doncaster PCO grades 18 + bank holidays Management 25 + bank holidays HMP Lowdham Grange PCO grades 20 + bank holidays Management 22 + bank holidays HMP Altcourse, HMP Rye Hill, HMP Wolds PCO grades 4 weeks and 2 days rising to 5 weeks and 2 days after 5 years Management 4 weeks and 2 days rising to 5 weeks and 2 days after 5 years _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c2080-2W;426 c2086-8W; 187100

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Conditions of employment Leave Private sector Prisons Staff Sick leave

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