Offender Behaviour Programmes
Home Department
Written answers and statements, 22 July 2004
Mr John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington, Labour)
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.
Mr Paul Goggins (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Wythenshawe & Sale East, Labour)
holding answer
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.