Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days was in each young offender institution in November 2023.
Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The information currently available about time out of room during November 2023 covers the period
1-26 November. It is shown in the table below.
| Cookham Wood | Feltham | Parc | Werrington | Wetherby |
Weekdays | 02:59 | 04:37 | 10:32 | 04:37 | 05:50 |
Weekends | 02:10 | 02:57 | 08:30 | 02:46 | 03:45 |
Overall | 02:44 | 04:06 | 09:55 | 04:03 | 05:12 |
We recognise the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful, and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities. We have commissioned a resource review to explore opportunities to make better use of the staff available in the current operating environment (including the balance between management and frontline supervisory staff), whilst continuing to provide education and enrichment for those who cannot be safely accommodated in a classroom setting. It is our expectation that this will lead to an improvement in delivery and a more stable daily timetable for children and young people in our care.
Jul. 12 2024
Source Page: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 2023 to 2024 Annual ReportFound: centres and young offender institutions.
Written Evidence Nov. 07 2023
Inquiry: Future prison population and estate capacityFound: 4.It provides: oAn overview of our findings in 2023 to highlight outcomes across the prison and young
Formal Minutes May. 09 2024
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: of Dartington Dorit Young (TCS0005) Miss Keshia Johnson (TCS0006) Dr James Fraser (TCS0007
Oral Evidence Mar. 04 2025
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: Then you have things like education contracts, done in lots or nationally, right down to things like
Oral Evidence Mar. 04 2025
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: Then you have things like education contracts, done in lots or nationally, right down to things like
Formal Minutes Apr. 25 2024
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: ) Tom Luce C B (TCS0002) Mr Lee Gibbs (TCS0003) Dr Imogen Jones (TCS0004) Lady Young
Nov. 30 2023
Source Page: HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23Found: We have made progress in improving the provision for young people with new education contracts and
Nov. 28 2023
Source Page: HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23Found: We have made progress in improving the provision for young people with new education contracts and
Formal Minutes Dec. 04 2023
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: , Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and Claire Fielder, Director of Youth Justice and Offender