Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2024 to Question 14503 on Asylum: Deportation, for what reason it would be disproportionately expensive to provide information on the number of flights cancelled; and if he will make it his policy to collect information on the number of flights cancelled in future.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
We are determined to remove those with no right to remain in the UK – including dangerous foreign criminals.
All spending is carefully scrutinised to make sure that every pound of taxpayers’ money is spent in the most effective way.
The Government’s efforts to facilitate entirely legitimate and legal returns of people who have entered the UK illegally are often frustrated by late challenges submitted hours before the flight.
These claims are often baseless and entirely without merit but are given full legal consideration which can lead to removal being rescheduled, this, in some instances, leads to cancellation costs.
The information requested in PQ14503 on cancellation reasons, with specific reference to the costs recorded on page 193 of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, would require a manual reconciliation of the individual cases against financial records to see if a cancellation cost was levied. This could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Home Office annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's consultation on the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector, which closed on 16 October 2023, whether she plans to bring forward regulations under section 92 of the Health and Social Care Act 2022.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department launched a United Kingdom-wide public consultation on 4 September 2023, on the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector. The consultation sought views on the possible introduction of regulations through new secondary legislation, as well as views on alternative options to regulations. The English-language consultation closed on 16 October 2023, and the Welsh-language consultation closed on 16 November 2023.
The Department is analysing responses, and the Government’s response will be published in due course. If a decision is made to regulate the sector, any regulations will be available six months before implementation.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to publish the responses to the public consultation on the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department launched a United Kingdom-wide public consultation on 4 September 2023, on the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector. The consultation sought views on the possible introduction of regulations through new secondary legislation, as well as views on alternative options to regulations. The English-language consultation closed on 16 October 2023, and the Welsh-language consultation closed on 16 November 2023.
The Department is analysing responses, and the Government’s response will be published in due course. If a decision is made to regulate the sector, any regulations will be available six months before implementation.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 137 of his Department’s annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023, HC 1872, what the purpose was of the asset under development for the Rural Payments Agency; and for what reasons did it became obsolete before it became operational.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The published text is reproduced below followed by a more detailed explanation.
The Core department has recognised a constructive loss (£2.5 million) relating to a project that was abandoned as no longer required. Defra had been developing the non-current asset for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), but at some point, this was cancelled while the Assets Under Construction (AUC) was still held in Digital, Data and Technology Services (DDTS) and therefore the AUC became obsolete before it became operational.
The purpose of the asset was an IT system called MS Dax that RPA used for its running costs and HR. The HR functionality included holding staff personal data, booking annual leave for employees and extracting data for the annual leave accrual.
The amount related to enhancement work done for the upgrade to this IT platform, the Microsoft Dynamics Running Costs Solution Release 3 from Release 2.
The reason for the obsolescence was the asset was decommissioned in January 2023 as the RPA took a strategic decision to move the management of RPA’s running costs and HR to the same IT system as other larger Defra bodies.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release on 14 February 2023; and what the (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days was that each prisoner was on temporary release.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.
The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.
There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.
Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.
Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales. | ||||||
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Number of prisoners | Maximum number | Mean number |
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1,738 | 6 | 1.43 |
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The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | ||||||
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Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10767 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence.
Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment | ||||||||
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Establishment | Number of prisoners |
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Askham Grange | 37 |
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Berwyn | * |
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Cookham Wood | 3 |
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Downview | 8 |
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Drake Hall | 10 |
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East Sutton Park | 39 |
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Eastwood Park | 6 |
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Ford | 163 |
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Grendon/Spring Hill | 119 |
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Hatfield | 125 |
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Haverigg | 38 |
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Hollesley Bay | 206 |
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Huntercombe | 11 |
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Kirkham | 129 |
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Kirklevington Grange | 93 |
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Leyhill | 87 |
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Low Newton | 4 |
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North Sea Camp | 63 |
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Northumberland | * |
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Norwich | 34 |
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Oakwood | 9 |
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Peterborough (Female) | 5 |
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Peterborough (Male) | * |
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Prescoed | 86 |
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Send | 3 |
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Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster) | 197 |
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Stoke Heath | 5 |
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Styal | 13 |
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Sudbury | 138 |
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Thorn Cross | 103 |
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Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group | ||||||||
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Main Offence Group | Number of prisoners |
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Violence against the person | 485 |
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Sexual offences | 108 |
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Robbery | 98 |
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Theft Offences | 97 |
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Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
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Drug offences | 754 |
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Possession of weapons | 69 |
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Public order offences | * |
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Miscellaneous crimes against society | 48 |
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Fraud Offences | 60 |
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Summary Non-Motoring | * |
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Summary Motoring | 0 |
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Offence not recorded | 0 |
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Data sources and quality |
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The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | ||||||||
Disclosure control |
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An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient. | ||||||||
Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10768 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:
Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length | |||||||
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Sentence length | Number of prisoners |
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Fine defaulter | * |
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Less than or equal to 6 months | * |
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More than 6 months to less than 12 months | * |
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12 months to less than 2 years | 3 |
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2 years to less than 4 years | 86 |
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4 years to less than 5 years | 149 |
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5 years to less than 7 years | 341 |
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7 years to less than 10 years | 359 |
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10 years to less than 14 years | 280 |
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14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences) | 173 |
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Extended determinate sentence | 71 |
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IPP | 41 |
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Life sentences | 172 |
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Recalls | 50 |
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Sentence length not recorded | 9 |
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Data sources and quality |
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The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | |||||||
Disclosure control |
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An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient. | |||||||
Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10769 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release on 14 February 2023 by (a) prison and (b) offence.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.
The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.
There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.
Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.
Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales. | ||||||
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Number of prisoners | Maximum number | Mean number |
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1,738 | 6 | 1.43 |
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Data sources and quality |
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The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | ||||||
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Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10767 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence.
Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment | ||||||||
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Establishment | Number of prisoners |
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Askham Grange | 37 |
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Berwyn | * |
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Cookham Wood | 3 |
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Downview | 8 |
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Drake Hall | 10 |
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East Sutton Park | 39 |
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Eastwood Park | 6 |
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Ford | 163 |
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Grendon/Spring Hill | 119 |
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Hatfield | 125 |
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Haverigg | 38 |
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Hollesley Bay | 206 |
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Huntercombe | 11 |
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Kirkham | 129 |
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Kirklevington Grange | 93 |
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Leyhill | 87 |
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Low Newton | 4 |
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North Sea Camp | 63 |
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Northumberland | * |
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Norwich | 34 |
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Oakwood | 9 |
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Peterborough (Female) | 5 |
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Peterborough (Male) | * |
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Prescoed | 86 |
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Send | 3 |
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Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster) | 197 |
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Stoke Heath | 5 |
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Styal | 13 |
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Sudbury | 138 |
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Thorn Cross | 103 |
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Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group | ||||||||
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Main Offence Group | Number of prisoners |
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Violence against the person | 485 |
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Sexual offences | 108 |
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Robbery | 98 |
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Theft Offences | 97 |
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Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
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Drug offences | 754 |
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Possession of weapons | 69 |
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Public order offences | * |
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Miscellaneous crimes against society | 48 |
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Fraud Offences | 60 |
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Summary Non-Motoring | * |
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Summary Motoring | 0 |
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Offence not recorded | 0 |
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Data sources and quality |
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The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | ||||||||
Disclosure control |
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An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient. | ||||||||
Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10768 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:
Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length | |||||||
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Sentence length | Number of prisoners |
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Fine defaulter | * |
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Less than or equal to 6 months | * |
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More than 6 months to less than 12 months | * |
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12 months to less than 2 years | 3 |
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2 years to less than 4 years | 86 |
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4 years to less than 5 years | 149 |
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5 years to less than 7 years | 341 |
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7 years to less than 10 years | 359 |
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10 years to less than 14 years | 280 |
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14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences) | 173 |
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Extended determinate sentence | 71 |
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IPP | 41 |
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Life sentences | 172 |
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Recalls | 50 |
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Sentence length not recorded | 9 |
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Data sources and quality |
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The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | |||||||
Disclosure control |
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An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or one. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient. | |||||||
Source: Prison NOMIS |
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PQ-10769 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate)) |
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Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on temporary release by (a) prison and (b) sentence length on 14 February 2023.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). The main purpose of ROTL is to aid resettlement and suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be allowed out during the day to, for example, work, attend college, attend an interview or maintain/re-establish links with their family. They are also, once at the required stage of their sentence, allowed to apply for temporary release overnight for a maximum of four consecutive nights a month.
The decision to allow temporary release is taken by the prison governor, on behalf of the Secretary of State, who must always balance the needs of the prisoner and the purpose of the ROTL applied for, against the need to maintain public safety and the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. Each decision is taken on a case-by-case basis to safeguard the public. Category A prisoners, remand prisoners, and prisoners subject to extradition proceedings are not eligible for ROTL under any circumstances. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.
There is nothing unusual about 14 February and this long-established scheme runs steadily throughout the year.
Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 14 February 2023, broken down by (a) maximum and (b) mean number of days.
Table 1: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales. | ||||||
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Number of prisoners | Maximum number | Mean number |
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Table 2a: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by establishment | ||||||||
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Askham Grange | 37 |
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Berwyn | * |
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Cookham Wood | 3 |
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Downview | 8 |
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Drake Hall | 10 |
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East Sutton Park | 39 |
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Eastwood Park | 6 |
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Ford | 163 |
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Grendon/Spring Hill | 119 |
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Hatfield | 125 |
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Haverigg | 38 |
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Hollesley Bay | 206 |
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Huntercombe | 11 |
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Kirkham | 129 |
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Kirklevington Grange | 93 |
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Leyhill | 87 |
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Low Newton | 4 |
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North Sea Camp | 63 |
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Northumberland | * |
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Norwich | 34 |
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Oakwood | 9 |
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Peterborough (Female) | 5 |
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Peterborough (Male) | * |
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Prescoed | 86 |
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Send | 3 |
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Standford Hill (Sheppey Cluster) | 197 |
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Stoke Heath | 5 |
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Styal | 13 |
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Sudbury | 138 |
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Thorn Cross | 103 |
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Table 2b: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by offence group | ||||||||
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Violence against the person | 485 |
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Sexual offences | 108 |
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Robbery | 98 |
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Theft Offences | 97 |
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Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
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Drug offences | 754 |
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Possession of weapons | 69 |
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Miscellaneous crimes against society | 48 |
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Fraud Offences | 60 |
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Summary Motoring | 0 |
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Offence not recorded | 0 |
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Source: Prison NOMIS |
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Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporary released from prison on 14 February 2023 broken down by (a) prison and (b) sentence length:
Table 3: Number of prisoners on temporary release (ROTL) on 14 February 2023, in England and Wales, broken down by sentence length | |||||||
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Sentence length | Number of prisoners |
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Less than or equal to 6 months | * |
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More than 6 months to less than 12 months | * |
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12 months to less than 2 years | 3 |
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2 years to less than 4 years | 86 |
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4 years to less than 5 years | 149 |
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5 years to less than 7 years | 341 |
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7 years to less than 10 years | 359 |
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10 years to less than 14 years | 280 |
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14 years or more (excluding indeterminate sentences) | 173 |
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Extended determinate sentence | 71 |
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IPP | 41 |
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Life sentences | 172 |
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Recalls | 50 |
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Sentence length not recorded | 9 |
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Source: Prison NOMIS |
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Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing metro mayors to operate bus services.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Metro Mayors do have the ability to franchise bus services without requiring consent, following new legislation introduced by this government in 2017.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there is adequate competition between private bus companies in the North East.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The North-East Combined Authority and bus operators are delivering improvements to local bus services through a statutory Enhanced Partnership (EP) and have followed EP guidance issued by the Department for Transport to ensure its compliance with competition law. A competition test and formal consultation with the Competition and Markets Authority have been carried out as part of the EP process. The North-East Combined Authority is responsible for the content of their Enhanced Partnership.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were on an escape list on 1 January in each year since 2015.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The following shows the number of prisoners on an escape list on 01 January of each year 2015-2024.
| Year * | Number of Prisoners on Escape List Alert code (XEL, XELH **) |
2015 | 563 |
| 2016 | 296 |
| 2017 | 252 |
| 2018 | 291 |
| 2019 | 195 |
| 2020 | 167 |
| 2021 | 101 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2023 | 105 |
| 2024 | 160 |
*First of January only for each year
**Escape List, Escape List- Heightened
A prisoner escapes from prison if they unlawfully gain their liberty by breaching the secure perimeter of a closed prison. A prisoner escapes from an escort if they are able to pass beyond the control of escorting staff and leave the escort, the vehicle or the premises (such as a court or hospital).
The vast majority of escapes are recaptured by police either immediately or within a matter of hours and there are no cases of prison escapees remaining at large. Offenders who break the law will be punished – including extra time in jail when appropriate.
Prisoners who pose an escape risk are identified and their ongoing risk is managed by placing them on the Escape List (E-List). Prisoners placed on the E-List are subject to additional security measures, restricted activity and regular review.
Prison escapes are incredibly rare, and numbers have declined substantially in the last 10-15 years. Between 1997 and 2010, escapes from prisons were nearly 10 times higher than the subsequent 13 years.