Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2022 to Question 88986 on Prisons, whether privately operated prisons are required to have a Regime Management Plan.

There is no contractual requirement for privately managed prisons to have Regime Management Plans. The terms of each privately managed prison contract require the provider to support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime. HMPPS contract management teams provide assurance that the prison provides safe, decent and secure services in accordance with the contract.

Regimes must include, but are not limited to: education, training and work; interventions and offending behaviour programmes; resettlement activities; and peer support roles

Each privately managed prison will determine regime delivery based upon available resources, and risk assessment.