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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to renovate HMP Grendon and Spring Hill in response to the Independent Monitoring Boards’ 2022 annual report, published on 12 May 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to renovate HMP Grendon and Spring Hill in response to the Independent Monitoring Boards’ 2022 annual report, published on 12 May 2023.
The Independent Monitoring Boards for HMP Grendon and Spring Hill have now published their annual reports for 2023, and I have written to them in response. In accordance with the usual practice, the reports, and my replies, are available on the Independent Monitoring Boards’ website (imb.org.uk).
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has committed £26.3 million in the period 2020-25 towards the renovation of HMP Grendon, providing fire safety improvements and night sanitation. HMPPS has also identified projects to replace cell windows and refurbish showers at HMP Grendon; and for structural repairs to the Diamond Centre and the refurbishment of the shower facilities at HMP Spring Hill. These will be considered for inclusion in future capital maintenance programmes.
HMPPS is continually reviewing the investment required across the estate, in this and for the next Spending Review period. The proposals will be underpinned by the data collected in recent condition surveys which assessed the fabric, cells, and critical assets at each prison. These will inform long-term forward maintenance registers, which can be prioritised against future capital budgets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 125503 on Prisons: Energy Supply, what is the total cost of works already started and fully committed to by (a) UK Power Networks and (b) other electrical supply contractors to install additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 125503 on Prisons: Energy Supply, what is the total cost of works already started and fully committed to by (a) UK Power Networks and (b) other electrical supply contractors to install additional...
The total cost of necessary power upgrades has not been finalised. This is because the final cost is dependent on the route taken, which is subject to the relevant Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) securing the necessary consents and wayleaves and any stipulations made by the Local Authority in relation to works.
Works already started are to support a necessary uplift in energy capacity at the existing prison (HMP Springhill) only. The existing power demand at HMP Springhill is already currently over capacity, therefore that site requires a power upgrade irrespective of the proposed expansion. No works already started relate to the proposed new prison currently undergoing planning.
The total commitment to date to UK Power Networks for this upgrade is £840,000 (including VAT).
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of works with (a) UK Power Networks and (b) other electrical supply contractors to install additional power to the (i) HMP Grendon and (ii) HMP Springhill site area; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of works with (a) UK Power Networks and (b) other electrical supply contractors to install additional power to the (i) HMP Grendon and (ii) HMP Springhill site area; and how...
Negotiations are ongoing with UK Power Network and Western Power Distribution; any estimates are commercially sensitive, and their release would risk prejudicing our negotiating position.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average daily distance travelled by prison officers and staff working at HMP Springhill and HMP Grendon from their home to place of work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average daily distance travelled by prison officers and staff working at HMP Springhill and HMP Grendon from their home to place of work.
The information requested is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prison transfers are being accepted to (a) HMP Spring Hill and (b) HMP Coldingley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prison transfers are being accepted to (a) HMP Spring Hill and (b) HMP Coldingley.
Both HMP Spring Hill and HMP Coldingley are currently accepting transfers.
In order to control the transmission of the virus, prisoners who are transferred to another prison are quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in order to manage any risks they might bring and protect the rest of a prison’s population. We are also testing all new arrivals and transfers twice in the first six days in all prisons across the estate. In addition, rapid point of care tests are being introduced in all prisons to enable prisoners to be tested prior to transfer. Any positive results or symptomatic prisoners are not transferred.
Whilst transfers into the majority of prisons have not ceased, specific prisons may have to temporarily pause their transfers in/out in the event of a declared outbreak. The timeframes associated with this pause, as well as the recovery measures required, are monitored nationally by HMPPS and taken in close consultation with public health bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in (a) HMP Springhill and (b) HMP Grendon were resident in each postcode area of Buckinghamshire prior to their sentencing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in (a) HMP Springhill and (b) HMP Grendon were resident in each postcode area of Buckinghamshire prior to their sentencing.
As at 31 December 2020 (latest data available), there were 7 prisoners held across HMPs Grendon and Springhill* who had a recorded home address in a Buckinghamshire local authority area.
As at 31 December, there were 371 sentenced male and female prisoners aged 18 and over held in other prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales who had a recorded home address in a Buckinghamshire local authority area. However, most of these individuals were not suitable to be held in either Grendon or Springhill due to their security category, their time left to serve, their individual resettlement needs or their specific offending behaviour requirements, which are best provided at other prisons.
Grendon and Springhill are both designated as national resources and can, at any time, reasonably expect to hold prisoners from across England and Wales. In the case of Grendon, this is because of the unique suite of interventions that they provide. In the case of Springhill, this is because there is not an even geographical spread of Open Prisons and, therefore, they are all designated as national resources. This means that, although every effort is made to ensure that most prisoners are in the closest Open Prison to their release address, this is not always in their home county.
There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security category, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.
HMPPS is committed to ensuring, where practicable, that prisoners are accommodated as close as possible to their resettlement communities and families. Whilst this is a priority, it is not always possible due to a variety of factors including wider population pressures, or where individuals have specific sentence planning needs which can only be met at certain establishments.
* If a request is made for information and the total figure amounts to five people or fewer, the MoJ must consider whether this could lead to the identification of individuals and whether disclosure of this information would be in breach of our statutory obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018. For this reason, the MoJ has chosen not to provide an exact figure where the true number falls between one and five. The figures for HMP Grendon and HMP Springhill have therefore been presented as a composite and breakdowns by individual prison have not been provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) staff and (b) visitors at (i) HMP Grendon and (ii) HMP Springhill arrive by public transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) staff and (b) visitors at (i) HMP Grendon and (ii) HMP Springhill arrive by public transport.
The information requested is not held.
There is a bus service supporting the local area which can be used by both staff and visitors, however, the majority arrive by private car or taxi. The nearest train station to the prison is Bicester which is approximately 15-20 minutes away by taxi. The prison has the facility to use its own transport to do pick-ups, however, demand for this is currently low.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an internal review has been conducted of the case of Ross Underwood who absconded from HMP Springhill in May 2015; and if he will make statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an internal review has been conducted of the case of Ross Underwood who absconded from HMP Springhill in May 2015; and if he will make statement.
An internal review was commissioned into the case of Ross Underwood. It reported in July 2015 and all recommendations were accepted. Mr Underwood was recaptured on 2 June and returned to closed conditions. He received a 6 month sentence for absconding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in HMP Springhill were Muslim on 16 May 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in HMP Springhill were Muslim on 16 May 2015.
The latest figures for HMP Spring Hill on religion of prisoners are from 31 March 2015. HMP Spring Hill and HMP Grendon report as a combined site and the number of Muslim prisoners in was 105.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed by the Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report on HMP Spring Hill for the year to December 2010 concerning (a) the management of the healthcare contract with Care UK and the provision of adequate healthcare;...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed by the Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report on HMP Spring Hill for the year to December 2010 concerning (a) the management of the healthcare contract with Care UK and the provision of adequate healthcare;...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the comments in reports of the Independent Monitoring Board on HM Prisons Grendon and Spring Hill about the effect of cuts on both prisons and the effect on HMP Spring Hill of having short-term prisoners who may not engage...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the comments in reports of the Independent Monitoring Board on HM Prisons Grendon and Spring Hill about the effect of cuts on both prisons and the effect on HMP Spring Hill of having short-term prisoners who may not engage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of prisoners in (a) HMP Grendon and (b) HMP Springhill are from the Thames Valley area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of prisoners in (a) HMP Grendon and (b) HMP Springhill are from the Thames Valley area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have absconded from HMP Springhill in each of the last five year, broken down by category of offence; how many such absconders have not yet been apprehended; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have absconded from HMP Springhill in each of the last five year, broken down by category of offence; how many such absconders have not yet been apprehended; and if he will make a statement.
| Offence | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Total number of absconds from Springhill prison by calendar year and type of offence | |||||
| Murder | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Manslaughter | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Death by reckless driving | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Escape | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Threats to kill | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Assault¹ | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| False imprisonment | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Robbery | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
| Attempted robbery | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Burglary | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| Drug related offences | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Hijack | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Affray | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Fraud | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Driving offences | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Possession of an offensive weapon | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Handling stolen goods | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wounding | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Theft | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Breach of Order | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Violence | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Debts | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 66 | 39 | 37 |
| ¹ Including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and other types of assault. |
| Total number of absconds from Springhill prison, who has not yet been apprehended, by calendar year and type of offence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offence | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Death by reckless driving | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Robbery | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Burglary | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Possession of an offensive weapon | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Drug related offences | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Fraud | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Driving offence | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many inmates there were at (a) HMP Grendon and (b) HMP Springhill in each of the last 10 years; and what the level of resourcing was at each in each year;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many inmates there were at (a) HMP Grendon and (b) HMP Springhill in each of the last 10 years; and what the level of resourcing was at each in each year;
| Number of prisoners within Grendon/Spring Hill each year since 1996¹ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Closed trainer (Grendon) | Open trainer(Spring Hill) | |
| 1996 | 220 | 198 |
| 1997 | 219 | 207 |
| 1998 | 221 | 242 |
| 1999 | 215 | 242 |
| 2000 | 195 | 242 |
| 2001 | 202 | 243 |
| 2002 | 206 | 245 |
| 2003 | 219 | 306 |
| 2004 | 224 | 304 |
| 2005 | 222 | 304 |
| ¹ The figures are the average for January-December for each year. |
| Staff in post for HMP Grendon and Spring Hill (combined) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31 March | SIP | FTE¹ |
| 1997 | 311 | ? |
| 1998 | 303 | ? |
| 1999 | 315. | 315.0 |
| 2000 | 334 | 334.0 |
| 2001 | 338 | 328.5 |
| 2002 | 299 | 288.5 |
| 2003 | 313 | 302.5 |
| 2004 | 344 | 335.3 |
| 2005 | 354 | 342.4 |
| 2006 | 340 | 328.4 |
| ¹ Full-time equivalent. |
| Annual report and accounts costs for HMP Grendon/Spring Hill | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| Financial year | Annual cost |
| 1996-97 | 8,702,300.00 |
| 1997-98 | 8,992,600.00 |
| 1998-99 | 9,486,126.00 |
| 1999-2000 | 10,278,228.00 |
| 2000-01 | 11,066,549.00 |
| 2001-02 | 10,503,600.00 |
| 2002-03 | 11,834,438.00 |
| 2003-04 | 14,095,177.00 |
| 2004-05 | 14,704,902.00 |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners at HM prison Springhill are from the Thames Valley area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners at HM prison Springhill are from the Thames Valley area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes have been made to his Department's procurement procedures, as a result of the leaks in the roofs of X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill with particular reference to assigning national building contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes have been made to his Department's procurement procedures, as a result of the leaks in the roofs of X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill with particular reference to assigning national building contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the contractor who built X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill on (a) leaking roofs and (b) other issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the contractor who built X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill on (a) leaking roofs and (b) other issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been provided by his Department for repairs to the roofs of X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been provided by his Department for repairs to the roofs of X and Y blocks at HM Prison Spring Hill.