HC Deb 13 February 1996 vol 271 cc515-7W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give staff figures for each prison establishment showing the number of(a) unified grade staff, (b) governor grade staff, (c) auxiliary grades and (d) civilian staff. [12767]

Miss Widdecombe

[holding answer 30 January 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 13 February 1996: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the grade breakdown of staff in each prison establishment. The information requested, as at 26 January 1996 is shown in the attached table. Prison Service staff at privately managed prisons have been included. Unified grade totals include officers working within the various specialisms, for example healthcare. Auxiliary grades include night patrols, prison auxiliaries and temporary officers. Civilian grades include all other staff working in establishments.

Prison establishment staffing: grade breakdown
Establishment Officer grades Governor grades Auxiliary grades Civilian grades
Acklington 269 7 39 34
Albany 250 8 16 30
Aldington 57 2 4 16
Ashwell 119 6 23 48
Askham Grange 46 2 13 12
Aylesbury 175 7 22 56
Bedford 219 4 24 31
Belmarsh 650 9 75 81
Birmingham 503 12 44 60
Blakenhurst1 2 1
Blantyre House 43 3 9 8
Blundeston 218 7 23 26
Brinsford 228 7 29 66
Bristol 384 9 36
Brixton 553 11 58
Brockhill 68 3 6 23
Buckley Hall1 2 1
Bullingdon/Oxford 416 10 55 50
Bullwood Hall 86 4 6 515
Camp Hill 213 7 26
Canterbury 177 3 11
Cardiff 248 6 33 81
Castington 145 4 20 24
Channings Wood 202 10 23 32
Chelmsford 269 6 14 33
Coldingly 176 8 23 23
Cookham Wood 74 3 10 3
Dartmoor 314 8 21 36
Deerbolt 185 4 25 61
Doncaster1 2 1 2
Dorchester 123 3 4 19
Dover 141 4 18 47
Downview 153 4 18 25
Prison establishment staffing: grade breakdown
Establishment Officer grades Governor grades Auxiliary grades Civilian grades
Drake Hall 70 3 17 46
Durham 477 11 44 61
East Sutton Park 27 2 6 26
Eastwood Park 7 1 3 10
Elmley 362 9 45 42
Erlestoke House 151 3 20 23
Everthorpe 186 5 19 28
Exeter 229 7 17 74
Featherstone 268 4 25 39
Feltham 392 11 56 97
Ford 136 5 19 34
Frankland 523 13 50 35
Full Sutton 647 16 47 53
Garth 302 10 19 34
Gartree 229 10 26 29
Glen Parva 359 12 42 95
Gloucester 179 4 11 30
Grendon/Springhill 182 8 26 73
Guys Marsh 109 7 23 55
Haslar 64 2 7 11
Hatfield 67 4 13 54
Haverigg 205 6 25 32
Hewell Grange 68 6 12 55
High Down 367 11 35 44
Highpoint 295 7 31 49
Hindley 221 6 23 32
Hollesley Bay Colony 183 7 20 131
Holloway 405 14 36 42
Holme House 348 7 25 38
Hull 340 7 31 39
Huntercombe/Finnamore Wood 109 4 9 44
Kingston 99 1 4 16
Kirkham 153 6 18 36
Kirklevington 50 2 10 10
Lancaster 108 5 5 13
Lancaster Farms 160 6 24 75
Latchmere House 51 4 5 19
Leeds 560 18 42 72
Leicester 278 5 26 35
Lewes 257 5 22 30
Leyhill 130 5 14 27
Lincoln 300 9 26 41
Lindholme 298 9 48 42
Littlehey 219 7 22 38
Liverpool 647 22 42 70
Long Lartin 508 13 35 44
Low Newton 119 4 21 36
Maidstone 285 9 22 34
Manchester 562 12 79 64
Moorland 280 9 30 86
Morton Hall 32 3 9 34
Mount 177 8 25 48
New Hall 112 4 13 56
Northallerton 106 4 13 40
North Sea Camp 36 3 11 59
Norwich 221 5 35 134
Nottingham 139 7 14 47
Onley 206 6 20 57
Parkhurst 397 15 11 89
Pentonville 381 13 30 135
Portland 168 6 33 70
Preston 337 11 17 54
Pucklechurch 56 5 6 38
Ranby 176 5 32 65
Reading 142 3 5 41
Risley 352 15 37 126
Rochester 188 6 25 79
Send 51 3 5 22
Shepton Mallet 89 4 6 45
Shrewsbury 154 5 10 51
Stafford 249 6 32 72
Standford Hill 88 6 10 81
Stocken 134 6 19 67
Stoke Heath 147 5 29 58
Styal 135 3 8 70
Prison establishment staffing: grade breakdown
Establishment Officer grades Governor grades Auxiliary grades Civilian grades
Sudbury/Foston Hall 82 7 18 89
Swaleside 257 7 11 90
Swansea 145 5 11 61
Swinfen Hall 96 3 16 49
Thorn Cross 82 8 19 52
Usk/Prescoed 104 4 15 61
Verne 166 6 29 100
Wakefield 492 13 21 105
Wandsworth 511 15 55 158
Wayland 176 9 18 73
Wealstun 181 11 12 80
Wellingborough 134 7 25 48
Werrington 46 2 10 26
Wetherby 78 6 13 43
Whatton 78 4 11 35
Whitemoor 494 17 41 89
Winchester 345 7 22 78
Wolds1 2 1
Woodhill 333 10 49 96
Wormwood Scrubs 503 16 31 114
Wymott 223 8 36 78
1 Privately managed prison/remand centre: Prison Service staff monitor the contract.