Information about HM prisons

John Simpson made this Freedom of Information request to HM Prison Service

The request was successful.

From: John Simpson

22 January 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have been searching HM prisons website for some information but
have been unable to locate the correct data, there for under the
freedom of information act I would like the following most recent
information about Her Majesty’s Prisons in England and Wales. The
information provided does not have to include contracted out
prisons if that would make responding to my request harder but I
would like to know if the information sent does or doesn’t include
them. If possible the total information about prisoners (Male,
Female and young offenders) would be helpful but if this
information is harder to gather then just covering Male inmates
would be enough to answer my questions.

1)The weekly and monthly prison population figures provided at
http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/resour...
is very useful but it does not break down the different types of
prisoners. Please provide a full break down of the most recent
prison population detailing how many male prisoners are Category A
/ B / C / D and similar information on Female prisoners and the
number of young offenders.

2)I would also like a break down of prisoner numbers based on the
Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) levels. How many “Basic”,
“Standard” and “Enhanced” prisoners are there?

3)Religious prisoners are granted certain “days off” based on their
religions holidays. 2009s dates are located at
http://psi.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/psi_20...
but I am unable to find details about how non religious prisoners
are treated. Do people claiming to be of no religion get classed as
Christians by default and there for must be given Christian "days
off" or are they treated in some other way?

4)Finally I would like a complete list of items available for
prisoners to purchase within the prison with their “private cash”
given out based on their IEP level. If there is not a central
standard for what can be given throughout all prisons then
information from a single prison would be just as useful. If you
are unable to provide me with a specific list of items from one
prison, perhaps you could give me email contact details for a
standard male prison in England or Wales which I could contact and
ask for such a detailed list directly under the Freedom of
Information Act instead.

These are the 4 questions I would like answered under the Freedom
of Information Act. Please can I get an acknowledgement that this
email has been received so I know there was not a problem in
sending this request. I would also hope you are able to give me a
full reply to my questions within 20 days as required by law, or
ask for clarification / explain why there is a problem with my
request in that time. Thank you in advance for your help.

Yours faithfully,

John Simpson

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From: Hunt, Paul

28 January 2009

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From: John Simpson

24 February 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

I received an acknowledgement email on the 28th of January saying
my Freedom of Information Request would be replied to by the 20th
of February, i was wondering if there was a problem or just a delay
in replying to my request. Hope the information is available soon,
thanks.

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Data Access & Compliance Unit

24 February 2009

Dear John,

Thank you for your e-mail.

Please confirm the reference number as quoted on the acknowledgement
letter and we will be able to look into this matter further.

Regards

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice | Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C | 102 Petty France | London SW1H 9AJ
Fax 0203 334 2245
[email address]

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From: John Simpson

24 February 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

Sorry the Ref number provided was : 57699/09/HI Thanks

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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24 February 2009

This is an Auto Reply from the Data Access & Compliance Unit.

Thank you for your e-mail.

If your message was a request for information please be advised that your
request is being dealt with and you will receive a written ackowledgement
shortly.

Data Access & Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice
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102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Fax: 0203 334 2245

E-mail: [email address]

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From: John Simpson

2 March 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

I am trying to find out if my Freedom of Information request is
still being dealt with or if there is a problem.

My request was titled Information about HM Prisons. My reply was
given the ref code : "57699/09/HI" . I hope you can help provide me
with the information i was seeking or let me know if i need to
clarify my request. Thanks

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Hunt, Paul

3 March 2009

Dear John,

I have forwarded your e-mail to the case officer for your request Helen
Igoh. She we be able to provide you with an update to you.

Regards

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice | Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C | 102 Petty France | London SW1H 9AJ
Tel 0203 334 3249 Fax 0203 334 2245
[email address]

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From: John Simpson

11 March 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

Thank you for your email on the 3rd of March saying you had passed
on my request to Helen Igoh. It has now been a week but i have
heard nothing back from her not. Is it possible to please get an
update to find out if the request is being dealt with or if theres
a problem?

My request was titled Information about HM Prisons. My reply was
given the ref code : "57699/09/HI"

Thanks again

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Hunt, Paul

11 March 2009

I am out of the office and will be back on Thursday 12th March

I will deal with my e-mails when I return

If your message is urgent please contact Caroline Stewart on 0203 334 3251

Thank you

Paul Hunt

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From: Data Access & Compliance Unit

12 March 2009

Dear Mr Simpson 57699

Thank you for your e-mail.

I have checked our records and see that a response was due to be issued
to you on 20/02/09. I apologise for the delay in a response being issued
to you.

If you have any further enquires regarding your case please contact
Helen by e-mail [email address] or telephone 0203 334
3246.

If you have no response from Helen please contact our shared inbox
[email address]

Regards

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice | Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C | 102 Petty France | London SW1H 9AJ
Fax 0203 334 2245
[email address]

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From: John Simpson

25 March 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

Thank you for the email address provided, i sent an email to Helen
on Thursday but have yet to get a response, so i am still unsure
what is happening. My Freedom of Information request was given the
ref number "57699/09/HI". Could you please find out if there is a
problem with my request or if its being dealt with. I understand
gathering the data to answer my request may take time but im still
unsure if im going to get a reply at all.

Hope you can help

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Data Access & Compliance Unit

25 March 2009

This is an Auto Reply from the Data Access & Compliance Unit.

Thank you for your e-mail.

If your message was a request for information please be advised that your
request is being dealt with and you will receive a written ackowledgement
shortly.

Data Access & Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice
1st Floor, Zone C, Postal Point 1.41
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Fax: 0203 334 2245

E-mail: [email address]

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From: John Simpson

30 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am trying to get an update on if my Freedom of Information
request is still being looked into or if there is a problem. I
understand this department is probably very busy but my request was
due a response over one month ago and ive got no information if it
is actually being dealt with, only that Helen Igoh is meant to be
handling my request. I sent an email directly to Helen Igoh at the
address provided by Paul Hunt but have had no response.

The ref number given was "57699/09/HI". I hope you can help me with
this problem,

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Data Access & Compliance Unit

30 March 2009

This is an Auto Reply from the Data Access & Compliance Unit.

Thank you for your e-mail.

If your message was a request for information please be advised that your
request is being dealt with and you will receive a written ackowledgement
shortly.

Data Access & Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice
1st Floor, Zone C, Postal Point 1.41
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Fax: 0203 334 2245

E-mail: [email address]

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From: Hunt, Paul

1 April 2009

Dear Mr Simpson Ref: 57699

Thank you for your e-mail.

I apologise for the delay in a response being sent to you regarding your
request for information. Helen is on leave and the case has been
re-allocated to me to deal with from today (01/04/09).

I will arrange for a response to be provided to you as soon as possible.

If you have further enquires regarding your request please contact me. If
I am unavailable please contact this unit via our shared mailbox,
[1][email address]

Regards

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice | Data Access & Compliance Unit
Postal Point 1.41, Zone C | 102 Petty France | London SW1H 9AJ
Fax 0203 334 2245
[2][email address]

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3 April 2009

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Please find attached our response to your request for information.

Paul Hunt
Ministry of Justice

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From: John Simpson

8 April 2009

Dear Paul Hunt,

Thank you very much for the information and links provided which
answered most of my questions. Because of the limit to time and
cost i accept that it would be too difficult to answer my 4th
question, so i wont attempt to clarify my request.

Thanks again for answering my Freedom of Information request
(57699/09) as far as possible, you have been very helpful.

Yours sincerely,

John Simpson

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From: Data Access & Compliance Unit

8 April 2009

This is an Auto Reply from the Data Access & Compliance Unit.

Thank you for your e-mail.

If your message was a request for information please be advised that your
request is being dealt with and you will receive a written ackowledgement
shortly.

Data Access & Compliance Unit

Information Directorate

Ministry of Justice
1st Floor, Zone C, Postal Point 1.41
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Fax: 0203 334 2245

E-mail: [email address]

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