Forensic Psychiatry is not directly linked to the provision of Mental Health or Clinical Services within the prisons commissioning model. Prisoners mental health is supported and treated by Clinical Psychiatry which is an NHS England commissioned service and is in place at HMP Wakefield. Clinical Psychiatry is the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions. In addition, Clinical Psychology (a commissioned service separate to, but aligned with the Psychiatry service) supports the treatment of a range of psychological conditions, including trauma conditions from a clinical perspective.

Forensic Psychiatry is concerned with the contribution of mental health diagnoses and conditions to criminal risk. It can advise more broadly on a prisoner’s progression to reduce their future risk of re-offending and their reports are sometimes of value to, for example, Parole Boards. Forensic Psychology is also focused upon similar parameters where by this profession delivers interventions that will actively seek to reduce the risk of re-offending. At HMP Wakefield this intervention is delivered by the Assessment and Interventions Psychology team, which is not a commissioned clinical service as the team are employed by HMPPS and as such would not be delivered by the Practice Plus Group, and removes the requirement for access to a Forensic Psychiatrist at HMP Wakefield.

The cost per prisoner at HMP Wakefield in 2019/20 was £35,538 in direct unit costs and £52,402 in overall unit costs (this figure includes apportionment of overheads etc.). The direct cost per prisoner for 2020/21 on year to date is £21,094. The 2020/21 figure is to the end of October only.

We’ve invested in our prisons to make them safer and more effective at delivering the rehabilitation that will cut reoffending and crime.

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) routinely publishes direct and overall resource expenditure for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales on an annual basis after the end of each financial year. The information can be accessed in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages for each relevant financial year on the website https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2019-to-2020

The decision to place the Wakefield area in to local Covid alert level 2 was based on an assessment of a number of factors including epidemiological analysis of the rates of COVID-19 across the population and in certain age groups. It also took account of pressures on the National Health Service across the system. The ‘R’ rate is still above 1, meaning infections, hospitalisations and deaths continue to double and the virus is now a national problem. From 5 November everyone must stay at home, with a limited set of exemptions. Non-essential shops, hospitality, leisure and entertainment venues will close, schools, colleges and universities will stay open and those needing treatment urged to continue using the NHS. Time limited restrictions are set to be eased on 2 December, going back to a regional approach according to the latest data.

Verified data on the number of staff and prisoners that have tested positive for COVID-19 is due to be published in November as part of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) national COVID-19 statistics on gov.uk. Prisoner data is published monthly. Staff data is published quarterly, the most recent data covers the period up to 31 July 2020.

For the purposes of this data, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Much of the data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has been done at pace, with recording practices evolving as we understand more about the requirements and conditions we are facing. In order to present the timeliest information, the data presented has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. Data in relation to prisoners has been rounded to two significant figures.

For the purposes of prison officer data, this combines the reporting categories for i) operational grades 3-5 and ii) grades deemed as prison officer and above.

The number of prisoners recorded as being tested positive for covid-19 up to 30 September is 630. This number includes 10 cases recorded within the Youth Custody Service.

The number of prison officers recorded as being tested positive for COVID-19 up to 31 July 2020 is 635.

Five prisoners had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 30 September.

Three prison officers had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 31 July.

HMPPS does not own or centrally collate data on the number of prisoner operations that have been cancelled. This data is owned by the current Healthcare provider at HMP Wakefield - Care UK.

We have robust plans in place to keep prisoners, staff and the public safe, based on the latest Public Health England advice. We continue to monitor the situation across the estate, and should restrictions need to be re-imposed to maintain safety, we will not hesitate to do this. Prisons operate under a National Framework which sets out how restrictions are managed: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services.

Verified data on the number of staff and prisoners that have tested positive for COVID-19 is due to be published in November as part of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) national COVID-19 statistics on gov.uk. Prisoner data is published monthly. Staff data is published quarterly, the most recent data covers the period up to 31 July 2020.

For the purposes of this data, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Much of the data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has been done at pace, with recording practices evolving as we understand more about the requirements and conditions we are facing. In order to present the timeliest information, the data presented has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. Data in relation to prisoners has been rounded to two significant figures.

For the purposes of prison officer data, this combines the reporting categories for i) operational grades 3-5 and ii) grades deemed as prison officer and above.

The number of prisoners recorded as being tested positive for covid-19 up to 30 September is 630. This number includes 10 cases recorded within the Youth Custody Service.

The number of prison officers recorded as being tested positive for COVID-19 up to 31 July 2020 is 635.

Five prisoners had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 30 September.

Three prison officers had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 31 July.

HMPPS does not own or centrally collate data on the number of prisoner operations that have been cancelled. This data is owned by the current Healthcare provider at HMP Wakefield - Care UK.

We have robust plans in place to keep prisoners, staff and the public safe, based on the latest Public Health England advice. We continue to monitor the situation across the estate, and should restrictions need to be re-imposed to maintain safety, we will not hesitate to do this. Prisons operate under a National Framework which sets out how restrictions are managed: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services.

Verified data on the number of staff and prisoners that have tested positive for COVID-19 is due to be published in November as part of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) national COVID-19 statistics on gov.uk. Prisoner data is published monthly. Staff data is published quarterly, the most recent data covers the period up to 31 July 2020.

For the purposes of this data, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Much of the data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has been done at pace, with recording practices evolving as we understand more about the requirements and conditions we are facing. In order to present the timeliest information, the data presented has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. Data in relation to prisoners has been rounded to two significant figures.

For the purposes of prison officer data, this combines the reporting categories for i) operational grades 3-5 and ii) grades deemed as prison officer and above.

The number of prisoners recorded as being tested positive for covid-19 up to 30 September is 630. This number includes 10 cases recorded within the Youth Custody Service.

The number of prison officers recorded as being tested positive for COVID-19 up to 31 July 2020 is 635.

Five prisoners had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 30 September.

Three prison officers had tested positive at HMP Wakefield in the period up to 31 July.

HMPPS does not own or centrally collate data on the number of prisoner operations that have been cancelled. This data is owned by the current Healthcare provider at HMP Wakefield - Care UK.

We have robust plans in place to keep prisoners, staff and the public safe, based on the latest Public Health England advice. We continue to monitor the situation across the estate, and should restrictions need to be re-imposed to maintain safety, we will not hesitate to do this. Prisons operate under a National Framework which sets out how restrictions are managed: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services.

The calculation of release dates for prisoners forms part of the overall role of a number of Offender Management Unit (OMU) prison staff. These staffing costs are not collated or broken down separately by function and, as a result, it is not possible to provide the figures requested.

HMP Wakefield have had their initial readiness assessment visit on the 26^th June, following this they are required to provide a local training plan which will outline a timeframe for them to complete local training of staff.

The readiness assessment and training plan will require sign-off by their Prison Group Director and the Project Sponsor to ensure it is realistic and achievable. Once sign-off is provided training will commence.

The information requested is not held centrally. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) does not identify or record in its databases whether civil legal aid applicants are prisoners as this does not affect eligibility for legal aid funding.

Information on how much in legal aid was granted to prison inmates within the prison law category of criminal legal aid in each of the last five years is published by the Ministry of Justice as part of the Legal aid statistics at the following link on the gov.uk website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015

The National Offender Management Service is committed to running safe establishments.

Violence of any kind in prison is not tolerated and all assaults are treated extremely seriously.

Assault incidents are published in the quarterly Safety in Custody statistics (to December 2014) last published in April 2015, at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424982/safety-in-custody-assaults-dec-14.xls, see table 3.14 which provides the assault figures by prison.

Prisoner Officer statistics are published in the NOMS Workforce Bulletin, last published in May 2015, at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics, see table 10 which provides the prison officer figures by prison.

Calculating release dates is not individually specified in the Directory of Services used in the National Offender Management Service. It is not therefore possible to provide reliable information on the cost or resource employed in this particular activity.