§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the most recent estimate is of the cost to public funds of a week of community service served by a young offender. [159512]
§ Paul GogginsCurrently there are eight community sentences available for young offenders. Of these, two may involve an element of community service—the Community Punishment Order and the Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Order.
The Community Punishment Order (formerly the Community Service Order) is available for offenders aged 16 and upwards. Average weekly costs are not available nationally as courts set a total number of hours for community service and the young offender has 12 months to complete them.
The Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Order also includes community service. It can last between 12 months and three years. Average weekly costs are not available.
The Youth Justice Board is conducting an activity analysis in order to refine the unit costs of juvenile disposals. This is due to be completed by the end of May 2004 and I will write to my right hon. Friend at that time with the definitive figures.
§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the re-offending rates for young offenders who have been detained in(a) young offender institutions and (b) secure units were in the last period for which figures are available. [162313]
§ Paul GogginsInformation on reconvictions of young male offenders sent to young offender institutions up to 1999 was published in Tables 9.6 and 9.7 of Prison Statistics, England and Wales 2002 (Cmnd 5996).
§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the numeracy and literacy levels of juvenile offenders detained in local authority secure units(a) at the start and (b) at the end of their period of detainment. [162378]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 18 March 2004]: The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales commissions and purchases accommodation for juvenile offenders, including some places in local authority children's homes.
1289WA YJB audit in those establishments in 2001 found that when they entered custody over half averaged six years behind the normal literacy of their age group and over a third were 10 years behind on numeracy. The YJB is currently collecting information on the educational attainments of young people while in those establishments. This will be published in the board's next Annual Statistical Bulletin, due in the autumn.
§ Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers were employed at each young offenders' institution in each
30 June 2003 30 September 2003 31 December 2003 29 February 2004 Establishment Staff in post1 Planned posts Staff in post1 Planned posts Staff in post1 Planned posts Staff in post1 Planned posts Aylesbury 169.5 175.5 163 158.5 156.5 171.5 160 174 Brinsford 229 235.5 224.5 237.5 228.5 238 230.5 240 Castington 208 218 207.5 217 200.5 215 205.5 215 Deerbolt 178 178 179 180 175.5 182 180.5 183 Feltham 413.5 447 425.5 442 436 493 447 495 Glen Parva 254.5 272 251.5 270 257 278 254 274 Hindley 246.5 293.5 253.5 268 254.5 271 255.5 271 Lancaster Farms 209.5 242 218.5 242 220.5 244 221.5 244 Northallerton 67 66 67 67 64 64 66 66 Onley 222.5 234 223.5 234 221.5 231 212.5 229 Portland 167 173.5 164.5 171.5 172 179.5 167.5 177.5 Reading 116 119.5 109 119.5 109 119.5 112 119.5 Rochester 141 151.5 134 149 129 151.5 124.5 143 Stoke Heath 229.5 233 237.5 233 231.5 233 238.5 233 Swinfen Hall 116 118 119 118 117 119 117.5 120 Total 2,967.5 3,157 2,978 3,107 2,973 3,190 2,993 3,184 1 Figures relate to prison officers, senior officers and principal officers. In addition to the overall number of staff in post, officers at young offenders' institutions are currently contracted to work additional hours equivalent to an extra 128.5 officers. Total staffing availability at the end of February 2004 was therefore equivalent to 3,121.5 officers against an operational staffing requirement of 3,184. The shortfall is equivalent to 62.5 officers, or 2.0 per cent. which is an acceptable operating margin. The figures do not include new staff in the recruitment process on 29 February 2004.
§ Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) certified
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CNA, operational capacity and population of YOIs by establishment 2003 2004 June July August September October November December January Certified normal accommodation Aylesbury 351 351 351 351 351 345 345 345 Deerbolt 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 513 Hindley 539 539 539 539 539 539 539 539 Northallerton 45 45 153 153 153 153 153 153 Onley 580 580 580 580 580 580 580 580 Portland 429 429 429 429 429 429 429 460 Rochester 180 180 180 180 180 180 269 269 Stoke Heath 572 572 572 572 572 572 572 572 Swinfen Hall 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 Thorn Cross 316 316 316 316 316 316 316 316 Warren Hill 214 214 214 222 222 222 222 222 Werrington 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 Wetherby 360 360 360 300 300 300 300 300 month from June 2003 to the most recent month for which figures are available; and what the planned number of officers was in each month. [163209]
§ Paul GogginsStaffing requirements are collated centrally every three months. The following table shows the number of staff and planned prison officer posts at each establishment with a major role as a young offenders' institution on a quarterly basis from June 2003. Where an establishment holds more than one category of prisoner, it is not possible to differentiate the staffing requirements for each category.
normal accommodation, (b) operational capacity and (c) population in each Young Offenders' Institution was in each month from June 2003 to the most recent month for which figures are available. [163210]
§ Paul GogginsThe certified normal accommodation, operational capacity and population of each single function Young Offender Institution in each month from June 2003 is given in the table.
Where an establishment has multiple functions, such as an adult training prison and a Young Offenders' Institution on a single site, population statistics are also provided.
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CNA, operational capacity and population of YOIs by establishment 2003 2004 June July August September October November December January Operational capacity Aylesbury 355 355 355 355 355 350 350 350 Deerbolt 518 518 518 518 518 518 518 518 Hindley 559 559 559 559 559 539 539 539 Northallerton 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 Onley 580 580 580 580 580 580 580 580 Portland 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 Rochester 180 180 180 180 180 180 269 269 Stoke Heath 688 688 688 688 688 688 688 688 Swinfen Hall 320 320 320 320 320 320 320 320 Thorn Cross 316 316 316 316 316 316 316 316 Warren Hill 220 220 220 222 222 222 222 222 Werrington 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 Wetherby 360 360 360 300 300 300 300 300 Population Ashfield 226 214 209 199 187 177 168 188 Aylesbury 346 343 338 346 346 345 341 339 Brinsford 224 246 222 246 242 224 235 238 Brockhill 14 20 22 19 15 23 20 23 Bullwood Hall 129 118 122 130 119 122 108 112 Castington 135 135 146 143 146 149 134 108 Chelmsford 77 54 55 57 34 43 49 24 Cookham 28 23 18 25 21 23 16 24 Deerbolt 426 459 458 433 449 482 445 454 Drake Hall 32 40 33 33 34 30 27 27 East Sutton 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 Eastwood Park 28 22 22 33 25 26 28 25 Elmley 7 14 11 14 16 9 5 5 Feltham 336 273 234 250 267 269 276 221 Forest Bank 145 130 117 73 79 82 84 77 Glen Parva 574 574 507 519 561 539 529 569 Guys Marsh 131 140 132 134 131 138 128 138 Highdown 8 3 2 1 2 7 1 3 Hindley 494 472 451 494 453 457 476 435 Hollesley Bay 22 27 25 11 18 18 23 21 Holloway 9 24 15 15 14 14 21 16 Huntercombe 265 325 321 317 327 332 315 334 Lancaster 284 292 263 308 306 304 320 326 Low Newton 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Moorland 398 390 390 399 412 425 415 392 Moorland Open 113 109 102 102 89 91 63 53 New Hall 75 100 78 82 79 80 69 75 Northallerton 209 204 196 202 248 202 172 198 Norwich 119 116 123 107 123 124 128 123 Onley 496 497 473 468 472 462 378 357 Parc 209 252 247 219 217 197 177 159 Portland 433 446 441 446 453 444 440 439 Reading 16 12 17 19 18 20 12 15 Rochester 164 167 157 170 176 198 215 261 Stoke Heath 581 603 576 586 579 592 549 554 Styal 26 24 16 18 15 18 15 13 Swinfen Hall 312 319 316 314 314 317 310 307 Thorn Cross 182 182 201 201 215 232 185 223 Usk/Prescoed 10 12 6 8 9 6 4 3 Warren Hill 190 178 158 175 176 181 182 174 Werrington 113 125 128 120 125 112 120 133 Wetherby 269 261 272 221 221 214 215 214