Prison Safety and Reform: Restoring Stability, Transforming Lives

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Determining how our prisons are run

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• Prison Management – Who has the
autonomy?
• New Performance Measures/Annual
League Table for Prison performance
• Devolved Powers…….Within certain
constraints
• Will it fix the Prison Crisis?

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SOS
Prison/Probation
Minister
HMPPS CEO&Board
Deputy Director
Governor
Deputy Director
Governor

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Proposed New Measures
Data Hub
Existing Measures
PRS
Protecting the public
Number of Escapes from closed prisons Number of Escapes from closed prisons
Number of Absconds from open prisons Number of Absconds from open prisons
Compliance with key security processes such as
searching., intelligence, control of prisoner
movement and escorts
Reforming offenders
Time spent out of cell where technology to track
has been introduced
Time out of cell
Progress made in getting offenders off drugs.
Prisoners will be tested on entry and exit
Mandatory Drug Testing (MDT)
Progress made in health, measure medical
appointments attended
Progress made in Maths and English, starting
with qualifications gained and introducing entry
and exit testing in longer term.

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Progress made in Maths and English, starting with
qualifications gained and introducing entry and exit
testing in longer term.
Progress in maintaining or developing family
relationships
Preparing prisoners for life on release
Rate of prisoners being released to suitable
accommodation
Number of prisoners released to
accommodation
Rates of sustainable employment, including
apprenticeships and education post release
Number of prisoners going into employment
Improving safety
Assaults on prison staff and prisoners Number of assaults:-``` prisoner on prisoner
and prisoner on staff
Disorder and self-harm Number of incidents including self-harm
Staff and prisoner perceptions of safety

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• Budget
• Regime/Education
• Procurement
• Staffing

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• ?
• I don’t fink so

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