HC Deb 23 July 2002 vol 389 cc1070-5W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of staff absence through(a) short-term and (b) long-term sickness is in each prison, broken down by category, in the last 12 months for which information is available. [62378]

Hilary Benn

Information relating to the financial year 2001–02 is contained in the table. Information about

Absences of one to seven days Absences of over 27 days
Category/Establishment Working days lost Rate per person Working days lost Rate per person
High Security
Belmarsh 2,771 3.12 12,841 14.48
Durham 1.065 1.46 7,509 10.29
Frankland 976 1.26 7,304 9.42
Full Sutton 1,455 1.88 6,859 8.86
Long Lartin 1,176 1.76 5,430 8.12
Wakefield 1,084 1.73 5,862 9.34
Whitemoor 1,661 2.20 11,572 15.32
Woodhill 1,531 2.37 8,797 13.60
High Security total 11,719 2.00 66,175 11.28
Category B
Albany 366 1.29 2,431 8.60
Blundeston 534 1.93 1,536 5.55
Dartmoor 736 1.95 3,520 9.33
Garth 569 1.36 4,597 10.95
Gartree 385 1.43 1,930 7.16
Grendon 589 1.85 3,888 12.19
Kingston 284 2.08 1,794 13.17
Maidstone 694 2.01 4,046 11.75
Parkhurst 780 2.21 4,367 12.36
Swaleside 737 1.79 4,151 10.11
Category B total 5,674 1.78 32,259 10.11
Category C
Acklington 625 1.62 3,333 8.64
Ashwell 420 1.83 2,321 10.10
Blantyre House 153 2.20 472 6.80
Buckley Hall 391 2.00 1,882 9.62
Camp Hill 469 1.73 2,549 9.40
Channings Wood 536 1.70 3,421 10.85
Coldingley 362 1.80 1,517 7.55
Erlestoke 295 1.50 1,769 8.97
Everthorpe 334 1.40 2,396 10.01
Featherstone 529 1.68 3,105 9.86
Haverigg 510 1.70 2,968 9.90
Highpoint 774 1.89 2,072 5.06
Kirklevington 143 1.52 441 4.70
Lancaster 326 2.02 1,429 8.86
Lindholme 658 1.64 2,583 6.43
Littlehey 616 2.12 3,587 12.33
Moorland 744 1.56 4,724 9.89
Ranby 599 1.52 4,284 10.91
Risley 667 1.34 6,124 12.32
Shepton Mallet 256 1.88 684 5.03
Stafford 619 1.93 3,968 12.35
Stocken 385 1.40 1,396 5.08
The Mount 557 1.78 1,926 6.17
The Verne 569 2.02 1,614 5.73
Usk/Prescoed 246 1.28 1,009 5.23
Wayland 484 1.67 1,740 6.02
Wealstun 430 1.41 2,349 7.68
Weare 406 1.93 1,577 7.48
Wellingborough 415 1.50 2,348 8.50
Whatton 174 1.23 1,013 7.17
Wymott 789 1.91 4,611 11.17
Category C total 14,480 1.68 75,214 8.75
Male local
Bedford 551 2.28 3,491 14.47
Birmingham 1,069 2.23 6,165 12.86
Blakenhurst 846 4.47 1,479 7.81
Bristol 1,269 2.39 6,379 12.00
Brixton 1,451 3.07 9,167 19.42
Bullingdon 1,136 2.76 3,633 8.83
Canterbury 403 2.09 2,205 11.42

privately managed prisons is not available as it is commercial in confidence.

Absences of one to seven days Absences of over 27 days
Category/Establishment Working days lost Rate per person Working days lost Rate per person
Cardiff 594 1.50 3,376 8.55
Chelmsford 871 2.59 2,691 7.99
Dorchester 362 2.20 924 5.61
Elmley 1,186 2.68 2,808 6.35
Exeter 686 2.20 3,627 11.65
Gloucester 402 1.81 2,519 11.34
Haslar 178 2.10 966 11.39
Highdown 1,476 2.77 5,824 10.93
Holme House 735 1.51 3,210 6.60
Hull 492 1.18 2,421 5.80
Leeds 1,169 1.69 8,722 12.63
Leicester 436 1.79 2,298 9.43
Lewes 705 2.41 3,492 11.95
Lincoln 788 2.23 3,061 8.66
Liverpool 995 1.26 9,598 12.18
Manchester 1,233 1.63 10,445 13.78
Norwich 917 2.15 3,994 9.35
Nottingham 515 1.56 2,249 6.80
Pentonville 1,526 2.66 5,956 10.37
Preston 622 1.60 3,725 9.59
Shrewsbury 326 1.60 2,491 12.21
Swansea 370 1.57 1,974 8.39
Wandsworth 1,596 2.37 8,159 12.14
Winchester 1,011 2.79 2,945 8.12
Wormwood Scrubs 1,751 3.15 7,729 13.88
Male local total 27,667 2.16 137,721 10.77
Male open
Ford 422 2.45 1,619 9.39
Hewell Grange 131 1.57 398 4.77
Kirkham 397 1.66 2,450 10.22
Latchmere House 197 2.51 425 5.40
Leyhill 282 1.51 1,725 9.22
North Sea Camp 224 2.11 831 7.84
Standford Hill 393 1.92 1,796 8.77
Sudbury 235 1.26 1,685 9.06
Male open total 2,281 1.81 10,930 8.68
Detention Centre
Dover 356 1.72 2,515 12.18
Detention centre total 356 1.72 2,515 12.18
Male closed YOI
Aylesbury 776 2.36 5,177 15.78
Brinsford 637 1.65 2,702 6.99
Castington 572 1.64 4,695 13.45
Deerbolt 412 1.47 1,965 7.00
Feltham 1,901 2.95 6,672 10.36
Glen Parva 1.035 2.08 3,075 6.17
Guys Marsh 395 1.57 2,887 11.45
Hindley 665 1.67 6,330 15.89
Hollesley Bay 627 1.93 3,025 9.30
Huntercombe 575 2.25 3,374 13.22
Lancaster Farms 740 2.09 3,381 9.57
Northallerton 255 1.72 1,675 11.29
Onley 1,043 2.59 6,290 15.65
Portland 556 1.70 3,152 9.65
Reading 425 2.19 2,097 10.81
Rochester 535 1.78 2,772 9.24
Stoke Heath 858 2.11 5,652 13.92
Swinfen Hall 346 1.48 1,099 4.72
Werrington 331 2.08 1,862 11.69
Wetherby 520 2.03 3,096 12.06
Male closed YOI total 13,203 2.03 70,980 10.92
Male open YOI
Hatfield 111 1.31 370 4.37
Thorn Cross 387 1.76 1,799 8.17
Male open YOI total 498 1.63 2,169 7.11

Absences of one to seven days Absences of over 27 days
Category/Establishment Working days lost Rate per person Working days lost Rate per person
Female closed
Bullwood Hall 339 2.18 1,597 10.28
Cookham Wood 232 2.43 1,144 11.98
Downview 341 1.84 2,454 13.24
Foston Hall 377 2.06 775 4.24
Morton Hall 244 1.70 1,101 7.67
Send 414 3.15 811 6.17
Styal 517 1.58 3,633 11.10
Female closed total 2,464 2.02 11,514 9.43
Female local
Brockhill 364 2.21 2,661 16.20
Eastwood Park 537 2.41 4,129 18.53
Highpoint North 238 2.31 986 9.58
Holloway 1,314 2.69 8,344 17.05
Low Newton 321 1.40 1,706 7.46
New Hall 584 1.98 2,909 9.87
Female local total 3,357 2.23 20,735 13.80
Female open
Askham Grange 126 1.62 650 8.34
Drake Hall 261 1.53 2,454 14.40
East Sutton Park 98 1.58 770 12.40
Female open total 486 1.56 3,874 12.48
Total 82,184 1.97 434,087 10.40