Sam Gyimah corrected a written answer on HMP Berwyn

19 December 2017 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Justice

Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd) asked written question 115125 on 22 November 2017. Mr Sam Gyimah answered on 28 November 2017 for the Ministry of Justice, and Mr Sam Gyimah corrected the answer on 19 December 2017. The correction replaced 3 figures (1.9, 4.7, 570) with 3 figures (2,500, 496, 5.4). Altogether 172 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
Berwyn ~~has~~ to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%. \| \| \| \|	The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits. Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below. Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017 Average staff in post* (headcount) \| Leavers (headcount) \| Leaving rate 496 \| 27 \| 5.4% *Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.

Original

Corrected

Berwyn ~~has~~ to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.
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The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits. Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below. Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017 Average staff in post* (headcount)
| Leavers (headcount)
| Leaving rate
496
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| 5.4%
*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.

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