To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidance is given by his
Numbers of police officers retiring, England and Wales, 1993–94—1997–98 | |||||
1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | |
Avon and Somerset | 132 | 147 | 102 | 166 | 123 |
Bedfordshire | 22 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 46 |
Cambridgeshire | 39 | 40 | 54 | 50 | 48 |
Cheshire | 67 | 75 | 55 | 50 | 81 |
City of London | 25 | 23 | 35 | 26 | 38 |
Cleveland | 65 | 58 | 44 | 38 | 25 |
Cumbria | 46 | 48 | 39 | 46 | 45 |
Derbyshire | 68 | 56 | 82 | 67 | 78 |
Devon & Cornwall | 113 | 94 | 125 | 114 | 110 |
Dorset | 36 | 41 | 27 | 51 | 50 |
Durham | 64 | 64 | 41 | 43 | 49 |
Dyfed-Powys | 44 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 24 |
Essex | 82 | 81 | 115 | 90 | 117 |
Gloucestershire | 44 | 35 | 33 | 45 | 56 |
Greater Manchester | 271 | 285 | 346 | 319 | 327 |
Gwent | 35 | 43 | 33 | 50 | 32 |
Hampshire | 95 | 104 | 134 | 100 | 100 |
Hertfordshire | 42 | 35 | 38 | 54 | 52 |
Humberside | 92 | 68 | 78 | 52 | 80 |
Kent | 126 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 90 |
Department to Her Majesty's prisons on the arrangements to be made to respond to requests by hon. Members to visit a prisoner; [82323]
(2) what arrangements there are for visits to prisoners in Her Majesty's prisons by hon. Members. [82324]
The arrangements are set out in Prison Standing Order 5D. Prisoners can request or consent to a visit from a Member of Parliament, upon which the Governor will produce a valid special visiting order. The Governor will also ensure that the visit does not take place within the hearing of prison staff, unless either party or security considerations demand otherwise. The Governor can also permit the Member to tape record any conversation which takes place during the visit. This, along with other special visits, including those from legal advisers and priests or ministers, does not normally count against the prisoner's allowance for visits.