Prisons: Social Services
(asked on 23rd June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many neurodiversity support managers have been recruited in each prison in the past 12 months.
This question was answered on 3rd July 2023
A Neurodiversity Support Manager role is being recruited in each prison across England and Wales to implement a whole prison approach to supporting neurodivergent needs with improved processes to identify and support prisoners' needs. In the 12-month period to 26 June 2023, HMPPS have recruited 91 Neurodiversity Support Managers. Of these, 78 are in post with the remainder completing recruitment and vetting.