HL Deb 25 May 2004 vol 661 cc117-8WA
Baroness Anelay of St Johns

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How long is the training given to prison officers in respect of control and restraint procedures for use on adults and children; and how often officers are required to undertake refresher training in such techniques. [HL2591]

(£ million) 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–041 2004–05 2005–06
Clinical Services (detoxification and maintenance prescribing 4 3 7 7 11 11 11
CARATs 6 9 12 13 16 17 20
Intensive drug rehabilitation programmes 3 5 7 7 9 12 16
Total 13 17 26 27 36 40 47
1 These figures include in their baseline the final year allocations from previous funding rounds (e.g. Comprehensive Spending Review allocations in 2001–02 became the baseline for Spending Review (SR) 2000).

The funding shown for 2005–06 does not include any additional funding that might be awarded as part of SR 2004, about which it is premature to comment at this stage.

Lord Adebowale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For each of the years 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 (a) how many offenders were referred to drug treatment in the community on release from prison; and (b) how many offenders received drug treatment in the community on release from prison. [HL2724]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Information on the number of (a) offenders referred to drug treatment in the community on release from prison and

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

All new prison officers recruited to work in all types of public sector prison establishments, including those accommodating juvenile offenders (who are aged from 15 to 17 years old), undertake 39 hours of basic control and restraint (C and R) training as part of the eight-week prison officer entry level training course.

Prison establishments are required to maintain an appropriate level of officers trained at basic level in C and R. Those officers selected to fulfil that requirement normally receive eight hours of basic C and R refresher training each year.

Prison officers who are selected to deal with incidents of concerted indiscipline attend a five-day C and R advanced course and a two-day annual C and R advanced refresher course.