Young Offender Institutions: Libraries

(asked on 29th October 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual budget was for library services for (a) HM Young Offender Institution Cookham Wood, (b) HM Young Offender Institution Feltham A, (c) HM Young Offender Institution Wetherby, (d) HM Young Offender Institution Parc, (e) HM Young Offender Institution Werrington, (f) Medway Secure Training Centre, (g) Oakhill Secure Training Centre and (h) Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 4th November 2019

The Youth Custody Service has commenced reform of education services and are developing a vision for learning. Included in the education reform is the provision of wellbeing and exercise with flexibility of provisions. The vision for learning is expected to bring about flexibility which is tailored to the needs of children within the secure estate and we are working with our education

providers to increase the flexibility of the core day and curriculum to allow for more space, time and resources to provide young people with the activities that are tailored to their needs and offer the most positive engagement with education.

We have also devolved additional funds to Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) governors to commission additional educational, vocational and enrichment activities that best engage and meet the needs of the children in their establishments. This amounts to £0.3m in 18/19 and £1.8m in 19/20 across the four public sector sites.

Where available the information requested on the allocations to the requested establishments for prison libraries are provided in the attached table. Prior to 2014 all library finances were carried out locally in establishments, and are therefore not included. Data for establishments which were or are Privately Managed Prisons are not available as the cost of provision is included in the overall budget. It should also be noted that at HMYOI Feltham the library is shared across both sites and the figures provided are for full provision. Budgets for 19/20 have yet to be officially allocated.

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