It is assumed the hon. Member is referring to Required Hours Addition (RHA). Of the 29 staff employed in the London area office, four are currently in receipt of RHA.
The Prison Service works with many charities that provide a service to the Prison Service for which they are remunerated. However, the accounting system does not identify charitable organisations and the total paid to these organisations could be provided only at a disproportionate cost to the benefit. The following table shows the donations made by the Prison Service in the last five years.
Donation Percentage of spend (less than) 2005-06 115,197 0.1 2004-05 101,518 0.1 2003-04 150,027 0.1 2002-03 45,133 0.1 2001-02 21,066 0.1 Note: As a result of changes to the accounting systems to obtain information for earlier years could be done only at a disproportionate cost.