<p>The number of staff who are subject to Conduct and Discipline are generally low as a proportion of all staff. The number of band 3-5 prison officers and probation officers who were subject to a Conduct and Discipline (C&D) charge of 'sexual harassment/assault' and were recommended for dismissal from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2023 are given in Table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p>There were no Band 10/11 prison governors who were recommended for dismissal for the charge of 'sexual harassment/assault' in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>'Rape' is not a central charge listed under conduct & discipline. This would be classed under criminal conviction and an investigation would be carried out by the appropriate authorities accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>There is no place for any form of unacceptable behaviour in HMPPS. Such behaviour is contrary to its core values and will not be tolerated. All allegations of unacceptable behaviour are taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, disciplinary action will be taken. HMPPS launched its Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit (TUBU) in 2020, and this has been followed by an increase in reported cases. The aim of TUBU is to help improve the working environment by providing additional support, insight and expertise to staff raising concerns. The TUBU provides additional support to managers investigating these concerns and ensures that investigations are carried out fairly and consistently and any unacceptable behaviour is challenged and dealt with appropriately.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Headcount of band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> and probation officers who were subject to a Conduct and Discpline<sup>2</sup> charge of 'sexual harassment/assault'<sup>4</sup> and were recommended for dismissal, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2023 <sup>(p)</sup> by year<sup>5</sup> and selected grades<sup>6</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3-5 prison officers</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation officers</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes to table</strong></p><p>1. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officers (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p>2. Conduct and Discipline cases are defined as where a penalty has been imposed on a member of HMPPS staff for a reason of conduct.</p><p>3. A dismissal case is defined as where at least one of the charges relating to an individual is recommended for dismissal. Information on the outcomes of any appeal is not included. Also not included are any staff who resign prior to the Conduct and Discipline case.</p><p>4. The Conduct and Discipline data does not disaggregate further than this so cannot split out harassment and assault.</p><p>5. Year relates to 12 months to 31 March.</p><p>6. If an individual had multiple charges they will be counted once in each year.</p><p> </p><p>~ Denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2018.</p><p> </p><p>(p) Provisional data. There may be minor changes to figures from December 2017 onwards in future due to additional data being recorded on the systems subsequent to extraction.</p>