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Written question asked by Richard Burgon (Labour) on Monday, 11 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 December 2017. It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 December 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisons: Overcrowding

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in excess of Certified Normal Accommodation there have been in the prison estate in each of the last five years; and what estimate the Government has made of that number in each of the next five years.

Answer

Information on how many prisoners in excess of Certified Normal Accommodation there have been in the prison estate in England and Wales in each of the last five years is set out in the following table. This information can also be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics We do not forecast CNA levels.

Month

In Use Certified Normal Accommodation

Population

Prisoners in excess of In Use Certified Normal Accommodation

June 2012

79,450

86,352

6,902

June 2013

77,730

83,796

6,066

June 2014

76,017

85,582

9,565

June 2015

77,220

86,028

8,808

June 2016

76,819

85,130

8,311

June 2017

76,026

85,863

9,837

Note: CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the HM Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners.

We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. Our reforms will close ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands. Our prison estate will have modern prison places that create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
118595
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Prisons Overcrowding
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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