Hansard - United Kingdom Parliament

101W
Written Answers
20 JUNE 2011
Written Answers
102W
Mr Blunt: Based on data on 17 November 2010, the
number of prisoners who are serving indeterminate
sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPP)
and have passed their tariff expiry date is 3,174. The
number of prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have
not passed their tariff expiry date is 3,119. A further 41
prisoners were serving an IPP where their tariff expiry
date is not yet recorded.
The number of prisoners serving an IPP sentence
imposed before the implementation of the changes
introduced in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act
2008 (CJIA08), on 14 July 2008, and have passed their
tariff expiry date is 3,026.
The average tariff length for IPPs imposed before and
after the CJIA08 implementation is shown in the table.
Average tariff (years)
Pre CJ1A08 implementation 3
Post CJAI08 implementation 4
These data include prisoners serving an IPP sentence
in prison and secure hospitals but exclude those who
have been recalled to custody following release. The
average length of tariff data included in the table does
not include time served on remand.
National Offender Management Services: Managers
Ian Lavery: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
(1) how many managers at grade C or above have left
the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the
National Offender Management Service in the last two
financial years; and how many of those managers have
subsequently been employed by Sodexo; [59986]
(2) how many managers at grade C or above have left
the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the
National Offender Management Service in the last two
financial years; and how many of those managers have
subsequently been employed by Reliance; [59988]
(3) how many managers at grade C or above have left
the employment of (a) his Department and (b) the
National Offender Management Service in the last two
financial years; and how many of those managers have
subsequently been employed by Mitie. [59990]
Mr Blunt: The grading structure in the National
Offender Management Service (NOMS) differs from
the rest of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The definition
of grade C is different in each case. Senior Manager C
in NOMS refers to a more senior responsibility level
than a Band C in MOJ. The equivalent of a Senior
Manager C within MOJ is Band A. It is this level for
which information is supplied in the answer.
The number of senior managers (Bands A and above)
that left the MOJ between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2011
was 348. The number of senior managers (Senior Manager
C and above) that left NOMS during the same period
was 109. Of these, 38 staff were operational grades.
The MOJ and NOMS do not keep records of
employment taken up by former staff after they have
left. NOMS is however aware that a small number of
senior managers resigned in 2010 to take up posts in the
private sector, including the Governors of Holloway,
Whitemoor, Moorland and the Isle of Wight prisons.
One former Director of Offender Management also
took up an appointment with Sodexo in May 2011.
There may have been others who joined private sector
providers but there is no requirement for those leaving
to advise the Department or agency of their future
employment plans, save for any obligations under the
Business Appointment Rules. These rules were applied
in the appointment of the former Director of Offender
Management with Sodexo.
Police Cautions
Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
if he will publish the outcomes of his Department’s
pilots on the availability of punitive conditions to
police forces and prosecutors as part of a conditional
caution. [59910]
Mr Blunt: The outcomes of the pilots are not yet
available. We consulted on the availability of punitive
conditions as part of the Green Paper “Breaking the
Cycle”. We are considering the responses we received to
the Green Paper consultation and will be publishing
our plans shortly.
Prison Sentences: Methadone
Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
(1) what proportion of persons in custody with
sentences of (a) up to three months, (b) between three
and six months, (c) between six and 12 months, (d)
between one and two years, (e) between two and five
years, (f) between five and 10 years and (g) 10 years
and over were in receipt of methadone in the latest
period for which figures are available; [59914]
(2) what proportion of those serving a custodial
sentence were in receipt of methadone in each year
since 1995. [60116]
Mr Blunt: The requested information on the proportion
of persons in custody receiving methadone by length of
sentence is not routinely collated and could only be
obtained at disproportionate cost by analysing prisoner
records and disaggregating information which may be
held on local data systems.
Data is available on the number of clinical drug
interventions provided in prisons for drug dependency
since 2007-08. There is no collated data prior to 2007.
In 2007-08, a total of 58,809 prisoners received a clinical drug
intervention. Of these, 12,518 (21%) received a maintenance
prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or
buprenorphine.
In 2008-09, a total of 64,767 prisoners received a clinical drug
intervention. Of these 19,632 (31%) received a maintenance
prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or
buprenorphine.
In 2009-10, a total of 60,067 prisoners received a clinical drug
intervention. Of these 23,744 (39%) received a maintenance
prescription for opioid dependency of either methadone or
buprenorphine. 1
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NOMS Performance Data
Prisoners
Ian Mearns: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
what the average cost to the public purse of an adult
prisoner in England and Wales was in the last 12
months. [59994]