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Sean Robert Brock · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 8 Aug 2014•Milton Keynes

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
2

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
4

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Insufficient prison officer staffing at HMP Woodhill
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.4

  1. Action

    Run local and national recruitment drives to address vacancies at HMP Woodhill.

    Stated by HM Prison and Probation ServiceStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 August 2014.
  2. Action

    Deploy staff to HMP Woodhill on detached duty to address vacancies.

    Stated by HM Prison and Probation ServiceStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 August 2014.
  3. Action

    Establish an agreed staffing headcount and safe operating level for HMP Woodhill through benchmarking.

    Stated by HM Prison and Probation ServiceStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 August 2014.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    The agreed staffing complement and benchmarking arrangements are considered sufficient to provide safe, decent and secure prison conditions.

    Stated by HM Prison and Probation ServiceExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Insufficient prison officer staffing at HMP Woodhill

Wider context from the report

“A Governor from the prison during his evidence informed me that the number of prison officers at HMP Woodhill had been reduced by one third. The reduction in numbers will in his view compromise prison safety and may put prisoner lives at risk. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Run local and national recruitment drives to address vacancies at HMP Woodhill.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It is recognised that HMP Woodhill is currently experiencing a high number of vacancies across all grades. This is being addressed via local and national recruitment drives along with staff working at HMP Woodhill on detached duty.”

Source location

2014-0381-Response-by-NOMS
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Deploy staff to HMP Woodhill on detached duty to address vacancies.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It is recognised that HMP Woodhill is currently experiencing a high number of vacancies across all grades. This is being addressed via local and national recruitment drives along with staff working at HMP Woodhill on detached duty.”

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2014-0381-Response-by-NOMS
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Establish an agreed staffing headcount and safe operating level for HMP Woodhill through benchmarking.

Verbatim wording from the response

“You may be aware that all public sector prisons have been subject to “benchmarking” which involved a team visiting each prison and benchmarking staff-to-prisoner ratios for a wing or for a workplace. This process required establishing a safe, decent and secure operating level in agreement with the governor and the senior team. Negotiations with staff associations were also held. HMP Woodhill received its "New ways of working" report in August this year. This report set out the agreed staffing headcount.”

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2014-0381-Response-by-NOMS
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide designated staff for first-night procedures, prison induction and safer-custody work within the staffing forecast.

Verbatim wording from the response

“HMP Woodhill is managed within the High Security estate and despite some reduction in staff numbers the current identified total staffing forecast includes an agreed complement of Officers that are necessary to provide safe decent and secure conditions. Included within the staffing forecast are staff specifically appointed to first night procedures, prison induction and safer custody work. HMP Woodhill has a Senior Manager who is responsible for safer prisons and equalities, and a Custodial Manager responsible for the management of safer custody procedures.”

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2014-0381-Response-by-NOMS
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

The agreed staffing complement and benchmarking arrangements are considered sufficient to provide safe, decent and secure prison conditions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“HMP Woodhill is managed within the High Security estate and despite some reduction in staff numbers the current identified total staffing forecast includes an agreed complement of Officers that are necessary to provide safe decent and secure conditions. Included within the staffing forecast are staff specifically appointed to first night procedures, prison induction and safer custody work. HMP Woodhill has a Senior Manager who is responsible for safer prisons and equalities, and a Custodial Manager responsible for the management of safer custody procedures.”

Source location

2014-0381-Response-by-NOMS
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Published 8 August 2014

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