HC Deb 05 March 1997 vol 291 c606W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average staff to prisoner ratio in category C prisons. [17973]

Miss Widdecombe

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the 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 5 March 1997: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the current staff to prisoner ratio in category C prisons. There are 12,840 prisoners held in dedicated category C training prisons, including Buckley Hall prison which is managed by Group 4. The requested provisional information is shown below.

Prisoners Staff Ratio
12,840 9,842 1:1.3