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Written question asked by Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 2017. It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Screening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons use the Basic Custody Screening Tool; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the data collected by that too in the last 12 months with personally identifiable information removed.

Answer

We have an established network of resettlement prisons which are used to facilitate the transition from custody into the community, to enable Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to work with those prisoners returning to their local area. The Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) is completed in all of these resettlement prisons at the beginning of a prisoner’s custodial sentence. It is not completed in non-resettlement prisons. A list of resettlement prisons is attached.

From the BCST records held centrally, removal of personally identifiable information could only be carried out at disproportionate cost. As you will appreciate it would not be appropriate to release the raw data as recorded, given the potential sensitivity of those records and indeed the regulations of the Data Protection Act.

List of resettlement prisons in England and Wales

HMP Altcourse

HMP Kirklevington Grange

HMP Askham Grange

HMP Lancaster Farms

HMP Bedford

HMP Leeds

HMP Belmarsh

HMP Leicester

HMP Berwyn

HMP Lewes

HMP Birmingham

HMP Leyhill

HMPYOI Brinsford

HMP Lincoln

HMP Bristol

HMP Liverpool

HMP Brixton

HMP Low Newton

HMP Bronzefield

HMP Manchester

HMP Bullingdon

HMP Moorland

HMP Cardiff

HMP Mount

HMP Channings Wood

HMP New Hall

HMP Chelmsford

HMP North Sea Camp

HMP Coldingley

HMP Northumberland

HMP Doncaster

HMP Norwich

HMP Dovegate

HMP Nottingham

HMP Downview

HMP Oakwood

HMP Drake Hall

HMP Onley

HMP Durham

HMP Parc

HMP East Sutton Park

HMP Pentonville

HMP Eastwood Park

HMP Peterborough

HMP Elmley

HMP Portland

HMP Exeter

HMP Preston

HMP Featherstone

HMP Ranby

HMPYOI Feltham

HMP Risley

HMP Ford

HMP Rochester

HMP Forest Bank

HMP Send

HMP Foston Hall

HMP Standford Hill

HMP Grendon/Spring Hill

HMP Stoke Heath

HMP Guys Marsh

HMP Styal

HMP Hatfield

HMP Sudbury

HMP Haverigg

HMP Swansea

HMP Hewell

HMP Thameside

HMP High Down

HMP Thorn Cross

HMP Highpoint

HMP Usk / Prescoed

HMP Hindley

HMP Wandsworth

HMP Hollesley Bay

HMP Wayland

HMP Holme House

HMP Wealstun

HMP Hull

HMP Winchester

HMP Humber

HMP Woodhill

HMP Isis

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

HMP Kirkham

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
118843
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Prisoners Prisons Screening
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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