Official Statistics

HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2020 to March 2021

Range of detailed statistics and measures for prisons and probation

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

HMPPS Annual Digest 2020 to 2021

Guide to HMPPS Annual Digest 2020 to 2021

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Chapter 1 Tables – Escapes, Absconds, Failure to return from ROTL, Releases in error

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Chapter 2 Tables – Prison crowding

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Chapter 3 Tables – Foreign national offenders

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Chapter 4 Tables – Prisoners working in custody

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Chapter 5 Tables – Prisoner earnings

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Chapter 6 Tables – Accredited programmes

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Chapter 7 Tables – Random mandatory drug testing

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Chapter 8 Tables – Protesting behaviour

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Chapter 9 Tables – Finds in prison

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Chapter 10 Tables – Incentives and earned privileges

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Chapter 11 Tables – Mother and Baby Units, Pregnant Prisoners and Births

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Chapter 12 Tables – Electronic monitoring

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Chapter 13 Tables – Bail accommodation and support services

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Chapter 14 Tables – Staff in post

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Chapter 15 Tables – Staff sickness absence

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Details

The HMPPS Annual Digest is a supplement to HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21.

The HMPPS Annual Digest statistics cover performance data on prisoner escapes, absconds, temporary release failures and releases in error; Prison population and crowding; foreign and national offender referrals; prisoners working in custody; Prisoner earnings; accredited programmes; random mandatory drug testing; Protesting behaviour; Finds in prison; incentives and earned privileges; mother and baby units, pregnant prisoners and births; electronic monitoring; bail accommodation support services; Staff in post; Staff sickness absence.

This year’s report contains some new statistics on pregnant prisoners and births to women in prison.

Revision

A revision was made on 18th January 2022 to include Chapter 6 Accredited Programmes and revise the births figure in chapter 11 Mother and Baby Units (MBUs), Pregnant Prisoners and Births.

Pre-release list

The HMPPS Annual Digest is produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) analytical professionals and production staff.

Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons at Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS):

Acting Deputy Director for Women; Assistant Private secretary x 3; Chief Executive Officer, HMPPS; Chief Executive, New Futures Network, New Futures Network ; Chief Financial officer; Chief Press Officer; Contract Manager x 4; Data Analyst; Data Steward; Data Warden x 4; Deputy Director of DES Prison, Probation and Reoffending; Deputy Director Operations Security Group; Deputy Director Safety and 10 prisons project; Deputy Director, Interventions and Operational Services; Deputy Director, Office of Director General for Probation & Wales,; Deputy Director, Prison Reform Policy; Deputy Director, Safety, Security and Operational Policy ; Deputy Head of News / Acting Head of News in Press Office ; Deputy Private Secretary x 2; Director -Finance Business Partnering; Director General, Prisons; Director General, Probation; Director Security, Order & Counter Terrorism ; Director, Analytical Services and Data Driven Department and Culture Change; Director, Prison Reform Policy; Directorate Lead Psychologist - North, North Directorate Psychology Services; Drug and Alcohol Testing Lead, Drugs Strategy and Delivery; Employment policy advisor; Executive Director HMPPS, Prison Reform, Prison Reform; FNO Policy Team, Foreign National Offender Policy; Group Reducing Reoffending Lead , Reducing Reoffending Team; Head of CEO’s Office, HMPPS; Head of Contract Management; Head of Cross-Cutting Performance; Head of Custodial Performance; Head of DG Prisons Office, Director General Prisons office; Head of Diversity and Inclusion, HMPPS; Head of Drugs Strategy and Delivery; Head of Electronic Monitoring operations and policy; Head of EM Contract Management; Head of Employment Outcomes, New Futures Network; Head of Equalities Interventions and Operational Practice; Head of FNO Service and Delivery in Foreign National Offenders ; Head of Health and Justice Partnership Policy, Offender Health in the Community; Head of HMPPS HR Corporate Statistics; Head of HR Analysis, Reporting and Modelling; Head of Justice Data web team; Head of National Incidents mangement Group; Head of News, External Communication Deputy Director, Head of News, Ministry of Justice; Head of Order to Cash, National shared services centre; Head of Prison Data Unit; Head of Prison Diversity & Inclusion; Head of Prison Performance; Head of Prisoner Transfers and Delivery; Head of Security Practice, Security Practice Team; Head of Security Procedures Team; Head of Security Procedures Team, Security Procedures Team; Head of Security Projects & Procedures; Head of Security Risk Unit, Security Risk Unit; Head of SOCT Corporate Support Team; Head of Special Projects, Probation and Wales; Head of the FNO Policy Team, Foreign National Offender Policy; Statisticians x 6; HMPPS Head of Pay and Reward, MoJ Pay and Reward; Joint Deputy Head of Operational Policy Team, Operational Policy: System Delivery and Reform; Performance Assurance and Data Services Manager, Offender Services Reform Implementation; Policy Advisor x 3; Policy Lead x 2; Policy Official x 4; Policy Manager; PPCS Post Release Statistical Information Manager; Press Officer x 5; Prison Group Director; Prison Incident Data Assurance, Data Warden in Prison Incident Data Assurance ; Prison Safety and security Analysts x 2; Prisons Group Director; Private Secretary x 7; Probation Officer; Senior Business Manager; Senior Diversity & Inclusion Manager; Senior Diversity & Inclusion Manager , HMPPS Diversity & Inclusion; Senior Equalities Manager; Senior Policy Advisor x 5; Senior Press Officer; Senior Women’s Policy Manager; Service Improvement Lead, Service Improvement Team; Service Users (including Prisons) Equalities Performance Lead; Statistics Head of Profession; Strategy Lead; Substance Misuse Manager, Drugs Strategy and Delivery; Treatment Manager Accredited Programmes;

Published 29 July 2021
Last updated 18 January 2022 + show all updates
  1. A revision was made on 18th January 2022 to include Chapter 6 Accredited Programmes and revise the births figure in chapter 11 Mother and Baby Units (MBUs), Pregnant Prisoners and Births.

  2. First published.