Young Offender Institutions: Discipline: 26 Jun 2015: Hansard Written Answers

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many awards of additional days were given by independent adjudicators to children in each public and private young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to children in each public and private young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to young adults aged between 18 and 21 in each public and private young offenders institution that holds young adults in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many awards of additional days were given by independent adjudicators to young adults aged between 18 and 21 in each public and private young offenders institution that holds young adults in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ethnicities are of the children in each public and private prison and young offenders institution that have received adjudications in the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people in each ethnic group have received an adjudication in each (a) public prison, (b) private prison and (c) young offenders institution in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days were given by independent adjudicators to prisoners in in each public and private young offenders institution and prison in each of the last three years.

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Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the mental health diagnosis was of young adults who received adjudications in each public and private young offenders institution in the last three years.

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Andrew Selous Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for prisoners and young people (aged 15-17) to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and Young Offender Institutions when necessary to hear adjudication cases which are deemed sufficiently serious. These cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment.

A range of safeguarding measures are in place to make sure that a prisoner or young person is physically and mentally fit to face an adjudication hearing and any subsequent punishment. Adjudication outcomes are regularly monitored to make sure that no prisoner or young person is charged or punished for any reason other than their disciplinary behaviour.

Information on the number of adjudications by type of adjudicators (Governors or Independent Adjudicators) and on the number of adjudications by a prisoner’s mental health diagnosis is not held centrally.

Table 1 – Number of instances and days of additional days for establishments (1,2,3) holding 15 – 17 year olds, 2012-2014

Number of awards of additional days and number of days of additional days for establishments^(1,2,3) holding 15-17 years olds, 2012-2014

Prison	2012		2013		2014
	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)
	Number of awards where additional days were given		Number of awards where additional days were given		Number of awards where additional days were given

Private
Ashfield	40	706	*	*	-	-
Altcourse	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bronzefield	*	*	*	*	*	*
Doncaster	*	*	*	*	*	*
Forest Bank	*	*	*	*	*	*
Parc	*	*	*	*	10	118
Peterborough	*	*	*	*	*	*
Thameside	*	*	*	*	*	*


Public
Askham Grange	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aylesbury	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bedford	*	*	*	*	*	*
Belmarsh	*	*	*	*	*	*
Brinsford	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bristol	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bullingdon	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cardiff	*	*	*	*	*	*
Chelmsford	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cookham Wood	*	*	5	51	12	173
Deerbolt	*	*	*	*	*	*
Downview	*	*	*	*	-	*
Drake Hall	*	*	*	*	*	*
Durham	*	*	*	*	*	*
East Sutton Park	*	*	*	*	*	*
Eastwood Park	*	*	*	*	-	*
Elmley (Sheppey Group)	*	*	*	*	*	*
Exeter	*	*	*	*	*	*
Feltham	*	*	16	305	66	1111
Foston Hall	*	*	*	*	*	*
Glen Parva	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hatfield	*	*	*	*	*	*
High Down	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hindley	20	316	54	789	65	828
Hollesley Bay	*	*	*	*	*	*
Holloway	*	*	*	*	*	*
Holme House	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hull	*	*	*	*	*	*
Isis	*	*	*	*	*	*
Isle of Wight	*	*	*	*	*	*
Lewes	*	*	*	*	*	*
Lincoln	*	*	*	*	*	*
Low Newton	*	*	*	*	*	*
Manchester	*	*	*	*	*	*
Moorland	*	*	*	*	*	*
New Hall	*	*	*	*	-	-
Norwich	*	*	*	*	*	*
Nottingham	*	*	*	*	*	*
Pentonville	*	*	*	*	*	*
Portland	*	*	*	*	*	*
Preston	*	*	*	*	*	*
Rochester	*	*	*	*	*	*
Send	*	*	*	*	*	*
Stoke Heath	*	*	*	*	-	-
Styal	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sudbury	*	*	*	*	*	*
Swansea	*	*	*	*	*	*
Swinfen Hall	*	*	*	*	*	*
Thorn Cross	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wandsworth	*	*	*	*	*	*
Warren Hill	9	213	20	335	-	-
Werrington	*	*	20	254	98	1047
Wetherby	10	148	26	415	33	517
Winchester	*	*	*	*	*	*
Woodhill	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wormwood Scrubs	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wymott	*	*	*	*	*	*

Table 2 – Number of instances and days of additional days for establishments (1,2,3) holding 18 – 21 year olds, 2012-2014

Prison	2012		2013		2014
	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)	Number of awards where additional days were given	Number of days for which additional days were given^(4,5)
	Number of awards where additional days were given		Number of awards where additional days were given		Number of awards where additional days were given

Private
Ashfield	143	52	*	*	-	-
Altcourse	34	657	33	513	41	609
Bronzefield	*	80	12	189	10	129
Doncaster	14	275	*	91	8	188
Forest Bank	51	551	33	361	42	780
Parc	63	837	66	830	58	862
Peterborough	5	80	*	35	*	77
Thameside	*	*	6	93	*	18


Public
Askham Grange	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aylesbury	221	3534	256	3893	541	9334
Bedford	*	82	*	8	*	48
Belmarsh	*	36	*	11	*	34
Brinsford	301	3875	218	2672	251	3288
Bristol	*	25	14	182	21	322
Bullingdon	*	35	*	74	15	264
Cardiff	9	175	12	189	13	168
Chelmsford	6	135	4	108	7	102
Cookham Wood	*	*	0	*	*	34
Deerbolt	146	2754	157	2317	183	2818
Downview	*	*	*	*	-	-
Drake Hall	11	264	5	91	*	22
Durham	14	158	*	*	*	10
East Sutton Park	*	*	*	*	*	*
Eastwood Park	*	*	*	34	*	26
Elmley (Sheppey Group)	5	128	*	98	27	581
Exeter	7	145	9	109	13	132
Feltham	*	31	10	215	51	1012
Foston Hall	*	92	*	*	*	21
Glen Parva	56	924	97	1488	178	2343
Hatfield	*	*	*	*	*	*
High Down	*	7	6	175	*	21
Hindley	*	49	*	21	49	715
Hollesley Bay	*	*	*	*	*	*
Holloway	*	*	*	*	*	*
Holme House	*	38	10	214	6	143
Hull	*	49	*	10	*	*
Isis	120	1680	172	2587	159	2402
Isle of Wight	8	81	*	*	6	65
Lewes	*	83	7	136	8	195
Lincoln	8	90	*	20	7	98
Low Newton	*	40	*	47	*	10
Manchester	*	40	*	25	*	28
Moorland	28	431	23	353	*	80
New Hall	23	515	*	63	*	28
Norwich	13	247	10	260	13	224
Nottingham	11	113	14	172	12	141
Pentonville	17	179	22	265	40	659
Portland	135	1957	159	2677	84	1447
Preston	19	342	11	144	11	172
Rochester	114	2854	232	3714	80	2117
Send	*	*	*	*	*	*
Stoke Heath	61	1027	36	378	29	404
Styal	10	95	9	52	5	80
Sudbury	*	*	*	*	*	7
Swansea	5	94	3	21	10	114
Swinfen Hall	114	2045	93	1876	135	2668
Thorn Cross	15	338	6	164	*	14
Wandsworth	7	120	8	188	31	543
Warren Hill	*	*	*	*	-	-
Werrington	*	*	*	*	*	7
Wetherby	*	21	5	91	*	*
Winchester	*	16	*	*	*	5
Woodhill	5	161	6	178	5	119
Wormwood Scrubs	*	24	*	18	5	482
Wymott	*	53	*	21	*	54

Table 3 – Number of adjudication by defined ethnicity in establishments (1,2,3) holding 15-17 years olds, 2012-2014

Prison	2012
	Number of adjudication cases
	White	Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British	Mixed	Chinese or Other	Not known	Total
		Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British		Chinese or Other	Not known
Private
Ashfield	684	71	471	205	24	0	1455
Doncaster	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Parc	366	7	34	5	*	*	415
Peterborough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


Public
Aylesbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brinsford	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bristol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cookham Wood	352	77	580	243	7	0	1259
Downview	44	0	10	9	0	5	68
Eastwood Park	58	0	7	15	0	0	80
Feltham	122	69	514	94	14	8	821
Hindley	1207	36	87	110	*	*	1443
Hull	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
New Hall	*	0	0	0	0	*	6
Warren Hill	317	68	363	107	5	0	860
Werrington	419	51	189	169	5	0	833
Wetherby	1444	144	103	158	*	*	1853

Prison	2013
	Number of adjudication cases
	White	Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British	Mixed	Chinese or Other	Not known	Total
		Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British		Chinese or Other	Not known
Private
Ashfield	110	16	49	33	*	*	212
Doncaster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parc	408	*	23	6	*	*	439
Peterborough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
						*
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Public						*
Aylesbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brinsford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bristol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cookham Wood	287	52	429	149	*	*	918
Downview	8	*	*	*	*	*	10
Eastwood Park	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Feltham	176	91	515	112	22	0	916
Hindley	1081	93	136	128	*	*	1441
Hull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Hall	*	0	0	0	0	0	*
Warren Hill	292	44	316	75	*	*	728
Werrington	638	136	180	362	0	0	1316
Wetherby	1504	69	155	86	7	0	1821

Prison	2014
	Number of adjudication cases
	White	Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British	Mixed	Chinese or Other	Not known	All
		Asian or Asian British	Black or Black British		Chinese or Other	Not known
Private
Ashfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doncaster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parc	337	14	80	20	0	0	451
Peterborough	*	*	*	*	*	*	*


Public
Aylesbury	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Brinsford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bristol	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cookham Wood	481	79	403	156	17	0	1136
Downview	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastwood Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feltham	421	116	722	202	*	*	1479
Hindley	1080	69	101	124	31	0	1405
Hull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Hill	*	*	*	*	*	*	5
Werrington	634	134	239	154	10	0	1171
Wetherby	1284	85	173	77	18	0	1637

Tables 1-3 Notes:

An asterisk has been used in place of values of five or fewer. This is to prevent the identification of individuals. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.

'-' Data unavailable.

1 - Prison establishments holding 15 - 17 year olds and 18 - 21 year olds are either sole designated young offender institutions (YOI) or adult establishments dual designated to also hold young offenders.

2 - Ashfield, Warren Hill, Downview , Eastwood Park, Hindley, New Hall and Stoke Heath are establishments that no longer accommodate young offenders.

3 - Incidents may be committed at one establishment and punished at another.

4 - Figures correspond to the sum of the number of days given for each punishment received after an incident of misbehaviour. If an offender receives 2 punishments as a result of an assault against a prison officer and each punishment attracts 20 days, then the offender will have received a total of 40 days of additional days

5 - The current policy does not allow for added days to extend beyond 42 days. Data has therefore been removed where the database shows number of days exceeding 42 days, as we know this must be an error in the data.

Data Sources and Quality

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

Table 4 Number of days of additional days for establishments(1), 2012-2014, England and Wales

Prison	2012	2013	2014
	Number of days for which additional days were given^(2,3)	Number of days for which additional days were given^(2,3)	Number of days for which additional days were given^(2,3)


Private
Ashfield	758	46	-
Altcourse	1531	1151	1344
Birmingham	3662	3326	4011
Bronzefield	361	694	1058
Doncaster	409	555	753
Dovegate	1616	1357	1099
Forest Bank	2059	1849	3427
Lowdham Grange	179	471	525
Northumberland	5603	5698	4640
Oakwood	259	4003	4934
Parc	3731	4706	4224
Peterborough	1238	749	681
Rye Hill	872	597	417
Thameside	14	271	63


Public
Aylesbury	3534	3943	9428
Bedford	570	291	203
Belmarsh	88	32	229
Brinsford	3875	2672	3288
Bristol	1506	1704	1738
Brixton	605	1016	1891
Buckley Hall	1191	542	111
Bullingdon	394	524	903
Bure	84	188	81
Cardiff	1436	1346	1229
Channings Wood	71	0	709
Chelmsford	395	659	545
Coldingley	536	503	510
Cookham Wood	63	51	207
Dartmoor	2417	1618	1287
Deerbolt	2754	2317	2818
Downview	149	439	-
Drake Hall	677	742	1274
Durham	1027	101	85

Eastwood Park	384	569	943
Elmley (Sheppey Group)	1941	1515	2932
Erlestoke	1364	973	694
Exeter	871	792	869
Featherstone	3757	3024	2491
Feltham	83	520	2163
Ford	441	1001	994
Foston Hall	552	477	236
Frankland	63	252	305
Full Sutton	370	715	497
Garth	713	784	354
Glen Parva	924	1488	2343
Guys Marsh	1021	443	1189
Hatfield	56	42	0
Haverigg	2327	322	0
Hewell	2367	1341	1954
High Down	124	434	354
Highpoint	1687	2619	4366
Hindley	365	810	1543
Holloway	488	323	721
Holme House	745	563	969
Hull	140	138	84
Huntercombe	496	387	126
Isis	1911	3164	3629
Isle of Wight	1402	346	281
Kennet	925	204	709
Kirkham	289	389	176
Kirklevington	28	0	98
Lancaster Farms	4511	4267	2801
Leeds	405	65	260
Leicester	74	118	1247
Lewes	740	563	1698
Leyhill	174	145	167
Lincoln	730	540	1063
Lindholme	1140	2406	3013
Littlehey	1748	1221	1513
Liverpool	4062	3228	4265
Long Lartin	133	252	310
Low Newton	527	382	411
Maidstone	914	169	35
Manchester	794	1134	754
Moorland	1098	1247	612
Mount	2557	3436	2333
New Hall	936	449	934
Norwich	987	1556	1265
Nottingham	740	909	1186
Onley	2323	1725	2075
Portland	2412	3827	2489
Preston	2450	1254	2010
Ranby	5005	2989	2531
Risley	288	464	408
Rochester	3363	7453	8048
Stafford	2690	1300	1002
Standford Hill	857	463	85
Stocken	2417	1364	1633
Stoke Heath	2058	1666	3693
Styal	766	408	733
Sudbury	1164	1301	2659
Swaleside	1243	1203	3894
Swansea	770	880	1584
Swinfen Hall	2588	2922	3216
Thorn Cross	723	314	14
Verne	613	670	0
Wakefield	28	175	368
Wandsworth	1507	1777	3525
Warren Hill	213	335	-
Wayland	2343	2163	2086
Wealstun	1959	1780	3358
Wetherby	169	506	517
Whatton	35	24	0
Whitemoor	194	42	107
Winchester	372	280	497
Woodhill	374	792	916
Wormwood Scrubs	581	619	2615
Wymott	669	1148	835

Table 4 Notes:

'-' Data unavailable.

1 - Incidents may be committed at one establishment and punished at another.

2 - Figures correspond to the sum of the number of days given for each punishment received after an incident of misbehaviour. If an offender receives 2 punishments as a result of an assault against a prison officer and each punishment attracts 20 days, then the offender will have received a total of 40 additional days

3 - The current policy does not allow for added days to extend beyond 42 days. Data has therefore been removed where the database shows number of days exceeding 42 days, as we know this must be an error in the data.

Data Sources and Quality

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

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Young Offender Institutions: Discipline

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

Andrew Selous Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

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