HC Deb 08 February 1994 vol 237 cc156-7W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those prisons that, as at July 1993(a) operated a prisoners' compact explaining the facilities available to prisoners whilst in prison and what was expected from them and (b) did not operate a prisoners' compact.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

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 A. J. Butler to Mr. Hugh Bayley, dated 8 February 1994:

The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking him to list those prisons that, as at July 1993 (a) operated a prisoners' compact explaining the facilities available to prisoners whilst in prison and what was expected of them and (b) did not operate a prisoners' compact.

Listed below are those establishments which in June 1993 were operating prisoner compacts similar to the type described in the question:

  • Blantyre House
  • Brinsford
  • Bristol—(Pilot scheme in one wing)
  • Canterbury—(Unconvicted wing and Resettlement wing)
  • Cardiff—(Remand wing)
  • Deerbolt—(Pilot scheme)
  • Drake Hall
  • Erlestoke—(Education Department)
  • Haslar
  • Kirklevington Grange
  • Leyhill
  • Lindholme—(One wing)
  • Low Newton
  • Manchester—(Education Department)
  • Moorland
  • Swinfen Hall
  • Thorn Cross
  • Thorpe Arch
  • Werrington
  • Wetherby

Compacts were also being experimented with at the following establishments:

  • Bullwood Hall
  • Downview
  • Frankland
  • Hull
  • 157
  • Latchmere House
  • Morton Hall
  • North Sea Camp
  • Norwich
  • Rudgate
  • Swaleside
  • Usk/Prescoed
  • Wakefield
  • Whitemoor
  • Wolds