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Written question asked by Richard Burgon (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 October 2018 (named day). It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 October 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HMP Ashfield: Prisoners

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population in HMP Ashfield was on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.

Answer

HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January each year.

Prison

2018

2017

2012

2010

HMP Altcourse

416.21

393.21

488

488
This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31st March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.

Prison

2018

2017

2012

2010

HMP Altcourse

1,136

1,133

1,177

1,303

HMP Ashfield

408

404

253

235
Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
173608
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Prisoners HMP Ashfield
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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