§ Mr. George HowarthTo 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.516W
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 517W
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.