PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisons: Sports (3 September 2018)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Answer
Sport and physical activity in prison can help to build prisoner’s confidence, provide purposeful activity and support engagement with rehabilitation when prisoners are preparing for release. There are measures in place to monitor the effectiveness and participation levels of physical education (PE) across the prison estate, and the standards of sports and activities are monitored by Physical Education Managers (PEM). I have attached available data in relation to prisoner participation levels over the last 10 years. Unfortunately, data for 2011 – 2012 is not available.
Our response to Professor Rosie Meek's independent review of sport and physical activity sets out some of the work we are doing to improve provision of sport and physical activity education in the secure youth estate. That response can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733311/a-sporting-chance-govt-response.pdf. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) also recently conducted a strategic review of PE in prisons which examined current delivery, and measured delivery effectiveness against specifications. It also considered how current PE delivery meets the needs of prisoners, staff, and the emerging requirements from prison reform initiatives. We hope to publish these findings in due course. HMPPS does not separately identify spending associated with sports programmes. The information in relation to the amount spent in 2009 and 2017 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost
Prisoner participation levels from data available – Physical Education
2017 - 2018 |
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Establishments[1] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 61.29 | 61.13 |
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2016 - 2017 |
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Establishments[2] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 60.96 | 61.29 |
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2015 - 2016 |
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Establishments[3] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 53.69 | 60.96 |
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2014 - 2015 |
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Establishments[4] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 56.98 | 53.69 |
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2013 - 2014 |
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Establishments[5] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 57.21 | 56.98 |
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2012 - 2013 |
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Establishments[6] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 57.59 | 57.21 |
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2009 - 2010 |
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Establishments[7] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 57.64 | 57.59 |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Establishments[8] | Target % | Actual % |
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Averages | 56.49 | 57.64 |
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[1] 88 of 112 returns received for this period.
[2] 85 of 112 returns received for this period.
[3] 91 of 112 returns received for this period.
[4] 80 of 114 returns received for this period.
[5] 79 of 117 returns received for this period.
[6] 90 of 117 returns received for this period.
[7] 121 of 129 returns received for this period.
[8] 116 of 129 returns received for this period.
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
11 September 2018
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