Feb. 06 2025
Source Page: A Thematic inspection of the Delivery of Unpaid Work Action planFound: INTRODUCTION HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and HM Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales
Written Evidence Feb. 04 2025
Inquiry: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffendingFound: In the probation service, workloads are too high, and staff have been under immense pressure for too
Feb. 27 2025
Source Page: Process evaluations of the Acquisitive Crime Electronic Monitoring Project’s 12 month+ cohort and 3 to 12 month cohortFound: practitioners, MoJ AC Hub staff, EM service provider staff and people on probation who were enrolled
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to assist prisoners whose disability worsens over the course of their incarceration.
Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Disability Advocacy & Wellbeing Network in HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) offers internal disability awareness training to promote understanding of the issues faced by prisoners with disabilities. Prison staff have access to a suite of guidance materials in relation to disability, enabling then to be confident in their approach and meet the needs of prisoners with disabilities. These resources are reviewed regularly to ensure that they continue to complement our national equality policies, which provide direct instruction to prison staff on meeting the requirements of our Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.
Dedicated Neurodiversity Support Managers are now in place in every public prison in England and Wales. These specialist staff are tasked with making sure prisoners with neurodiverse needs are identified and can access the right education and training opportunities while in prison, as these are crucial to reducing re-offending.
Some neurodiverse offenders may have speech and language needs which can lead to challenging behaviour, meaning they struggle to engage with prison rules and rehabilitation programmes. Support managers will ensure other prison staff know how to avoid and de-escalate volatile situations when working with offenders who have neurodiverse conditions.
HMPPS has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for prisoners with disabilities. These adjustments must be monitored and adapted as necessary throughout the course of the prisoner’s sentence. Where prisoners are transferred, the adjustment requirement will transfer with them.
There is an expectation that each prison will allocate sufficient resources to ensure that equality and diversity are managed effectively locally. The amount of resource required varies from prison to prison, and it would not be possible to obtain a total figure without incurring disproportionate cost. Our newly revised policies place renewed emphasis on the responsibility of senior leaders, including prison governors, for identifying and addressing disparity and promoting inclusion.
Asked by: Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many diversity officers are available to prisoners with disabilities in prisons.
Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Disability Advocacy & Wellbeing Network in HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) offers internal disability awareness training to promote understanding of the issues faced by prisoners with disabilities. Prison staff have access to a suite of guidance materials in relation to disability, enabling then to be confident in their approach and meet the needs of prisoners with disabilities. These resources are reviewed regularly to ensure that they continue to complement our national equality policies, which provide direct instruction to prison staff on meeting the requirements of our Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010.
Dedicated Neurodiversity Support Managers are now in place in every public prison in England and Wales. These specialist staff are tasked with making sure prisoners with neurodiverse needs are identified and can access the right education and training opportunities while in prison, as these are crucial to reducing re-offending.
Some neurodiverse offenders may have speech and language needs which can lead to challenging behaviour, meaning they struggle to engage with prison rules and rehabilitation programmes. Support managers will ensure other prison staff know how to avoid and de-escalate volatile situations when working with offenders who have neurodiverse conditions.
HMPPS has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for prisoners with disabilities. These adjustments must be monitored and adapted as necessary throughout the course of the prisoner’s sentence. Where prisoners are transferred, the adjustment requirement will transfer with them.
There is an expectation that each prison will allocate sufficient resources to ensure that equality and diversity are managed effectively locally. The amount of resource required varies from prison to prison, and it would not be possible to obtain a total figure without incurring disproportionate cost. Our newly revised policies place renewed emphasis on the responsibility of senior leaders, including prison governors, for identifying and addressing disparity and promoting inclusion.
Apr. 24 2025
Source Page: Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2024Found: under Probation Service supervision in England and Wales.
Written Evidence Feb. 11 2025
Inquiry: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffendingFound: Our response focuses on the rehabilitation and resettlement of people in prisons in England and Wales
Correspondence Mar. 21 2025
Committee: Justice and Home Affairs CommitteeFound: and Probation Service in December 2024.
Dec. 14 2009
Source Page: A report on the government’s strategy for diverting women away from crime. Dec 2009. 22 p.Found: The service offers a wide range of service for women currently involved in prostitution and provides
Feb. 04 2009
Source Page: National Offender Management Service: Strategic and Business Plans, 2009-10 to 2010-11. 57 p.Found: for England and Wales within the strategic policy framework that has been set.