HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 cc603-4W
John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis) of 8 June 2004,Official Report, column 331W, on offender behaviour programmes, how many completions of each programme there were at each privately run prison. [183994]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 19 July 2004]The following table gives information on the number of offending behaviour programmes that have been completed by prisoners at contracted out prison which provide these courses for 2003–04.

Offending behaviour programme Establishment Number of course completions
Controlling Anger and Learningto Manage it (CALM) HMP Wolds 19
Cognitive Skills Booster Programme HMP Wolds 15
Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) HMP Altcourse 37
Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) HMP Doncaster 36
Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) HMP Dovegate 48
Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) HMP Forest Bank 35
Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) HMP Dovegate 16
Reasoning and Rehabilitation(R&R) HMP Lowdham Grange 38
Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) HMP Pare 47
Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) HMP Rye Hill 55
Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) HMP Wolds 33
Sex Offender Treatment Programme (core) HMP Rye Hill 7
Sex Offender Treatment Programme (adapted) HMP Rye Hill 17
Sex Offender Treatment Programme (rolling) HMP Pare 21
Total number of Sex Offender Treatment Programme Completions (Post IQR) 45
Total number of Offender Behaviour Programme Completions (Post IQR) 469

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the accredited offender behaviour programmes that have been developed and accredited by private sector prison companies. [183995]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 19 July 2004]The Correctional Services Accreditation Panel (CSAP) accredits offending behaviour programmes for delivery to offenders in prison (and in the community under the auspices of the National Probation Service).

In March 2004 a "Democratic Therapeutic Community Core Model" was accredited by the CSAP. This model was a collaborative development between four public sector prisons (Grendon, Gartree, Winchester West Hill and Aylesbury) and one private sector prison (Dovegate). The work was co-ordinated by the 'What Works In Prison Unit' in HM Prison Service Headquarters. HMP Dovegate contributed the majority of new material in the accreditation submission relating to training for staff.

There have been no other programmes submitted by private sector prison companies, which have been accredited by CSAP.