HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 c931W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offending behaviour courses have been completed by prisoners(a) nationally, (b) in the southern area and (c) in Isle of Wight prisons, for each year since 1997, expressed (i) in total and (ii) per 1,000 prisoners. [7189]

Beverley Hughes

The total number of accredited offending behaviour programmes (OBPs) completed by prisoners (a) nationally, (b) in the south of England and (c) in Isle of Wight (IoW) prisons since 1997–1998, and per 1,000 prisoners are set out in the tables.

Total accredited offending behaviour programmes (OBPs)
Total OBPs Thames Valley and Hampshire IoW prisons
1997–98 2,240 260 201
1998–99 3,129 333 184
1999–2000 4,664 503 243
2000–01 5,986 483 266

Total accredited offending behaviour programmes per 1,000 prisoners
Total OBPs Thames Valley and Hampshire IoW prisons
1997–98 35.9 68.4 156.5
1998–99 48.0 81.5 140.3
1999–2000 71.6 121.3 180.7
2000–01 92.5 118.7 194.8

South of England data have been derived by summing the ten establishments in the Prison Service area Thames Valley and Hampshire. The prisons on the Isle of Wight are HMP Albany, HMP Camp Hill and HMP Parkhurst.

Data on accredited offending behaviour programmes and other key performance indicators are published in the Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2000–2001 (HC29).

Data are subject to rounding.