§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons have visiting areas with a supervised children's play area. [129200]
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§ Mr. BoatengWe estimate that there are around 90 play areas in visiting areas of prison establishments. Not all of these are supervised at all times.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons(a) have and (b) do not have prisoner representation on their anti-bullying committees. [129197]
§ Mr. BoatengPrison Service Order number 1702 (PSO 1702) sets out the requirement for all prison establishments to have a local strategy to reduce bullying. It defines the elements that the strategy must contain and those that may be considered for inclusion.
The expected practice is that every establishment will have an anti-bullying committee. PSO 1702 suggests that committees may include prisoner representatives, but urges establishments to exercise caution to avoid these prisoners being viewed as informants. It also suggests there are alternative ways of enabling prisoners to put their views forward.
The statistics required are not held centrally and could not be obtained reliably in time to answer the question. A brief audit of copies of some local strategies held in Prison Service headquarters suggests that establishments have opted for the cautious approach and do not have prisoner representatives on their committee.