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Written question asked by Ruth Cadbury (Labour) on Friday, 3 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HMP Long Lartin and HMP Whitemoor: Prison Officers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were deployed on detached duty to (a) HMP Long Lartin and (b) HMP Whitemoor in each of the last four years.

Answer

Staff are deployed on national detached duty (NDD) as a tactical response to support prisons which require it, to cover staffing shortfalls or to meet other operational requirements. NDD is a vital contingency measure to assist H M Prison & Probation Service to maintain good order and security in prisons

The table below shows the average monthly deployment of full-time equivalent NDD staff to the two prisons between October 2022 and April 2024. HMP Whitemoor is no longer receiving NDD support. Except as shown in the table, no NDD staff were deployed to either site during the past four years.

Date

HMP Whitemoor

HMP Long Lartin

Oct 2022

0

13.2

Nov 2022

0

36.25

Dec 2022

0

40.2

Jan 2023

0

40

Feb 2023

0

41

Mar 2023

0

37.4

Apr 2023

0

44.5

May 2023

0

61.6

Jun 2023

0

60.5

Jul 2023

4.5

55.75

Aug 2023

23.4

61.2

Sep 2023

31.25

65.5

Oct 2023

30

64

Nov 2023

31

65.4

Dec 2023

28.5

57

Jan 2024

27.5

46.75

Feb 2024

23.2

32.6

Mar 2024

13.25

27.5

Apr 2024

7.5

27

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24758
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Prison officers HMP Long Lartin HMP Whitemoor
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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