National Offender Management Service The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Mr. David Hanson) The annual report of Her Majesty’s Prison Service for 2007-08 (HC No 860) has today been laid before Parliament. The National Probation Service annual report has also been published today. Copies have been made available in the Libraries of both Houses, the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office. The Prison Service report includes the financial accounts for 2007-08. The financial accounts for 42 probation boards were produced at the end of June 2008. The performance of the National Offender Management Service against its targets for 2007-08 is shown in the table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Performance Indicator |Annual Performance|Annual Target | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Public Protection | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |No escapes of Category A prisoners |0 |0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rate of escapes from prison and prison escorts to be lower than 0.05 per cent. of the average prison population |0.008% |0.05% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fewer than 1 in 20,000 escapes from prison and prison service escorts |1:75,345 |1:20,000 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 90 per cent. of OASys assessments (assessment, screening and full risk of harm analysis and sentence plan) must be completed or updated within five days following sentence or release on licence for all Tier 4 risk of harm cases (excluding PPOs). |96.5% |90% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reducing Reoffending | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 90 per cent. of OASys assessments must be completed or updated within appropriate timescales (five days following sentence or release on licence for all PPO cases) |96.4% |90% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offender Management | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 90 per cent. of OASys assessments (assessment, screening and, if appropriate, full risk of harm analysis and sentence plan) must be completed or updated within 15 days following sentence or release on licence for all Tier 1, 2 and 3 cases (excluding PPOs)|68.9% |90% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Safety Decency and Respect | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rate of self-inflicted deaths (SIDs) in prison not to exceed 112.8 per 100,000 prison population. |106.7 per 100,000 |112.8 per 100,000| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1.81 per cent. of serious assaults per overall prison population |1.73% |1.81% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The percentage of prisoners held in accommodation units intended for fewer prisoners does not exceed 24 per cent. of the average population in public prisons |25.1% |24% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The percentage of prisoners held in accommodation units intended for fewer prisoners does not exceed 34.5 per cent. of the average population in private prisons |34.9% |34.5% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Delivery of Justice | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Achieve an average of 35 working days from the relevant unacceptable failure to comply to resolution of the case; and to resolve 60 per cent. of breaches of community penalties within 25 working days of the relevant unacceptable failure to comply (CJS measure). |43 |35 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |54% |60% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |70 per cent. of orders and licences successfully completed |68% |70% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |46,300 Completions of unpaid work requirements |55,771 |46,300 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The rate of drug-misuse in prison is less than 10 per cent. - as measured by the random Mandatory Drug Testing (rMDT) programme (reported 1 month in arrears)2 |9.1% |<10% | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Performance Indicator |Annual Performance|Annual Target| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rehabilitation and Support | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Accredited Programmes Completed for All Prisons and Probation (exclusive of SOTPs & DVs)1 |21,998 |20,595 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Prisons |7,467 |6,655 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Probation |14,531 |13,940 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sex Offender Treatment Programmes Completed for All Prisons and Probation |2,477 |4,405 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Prison |1,117 |1,105 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Probation |1,360 |1,300 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Probation Domestic Violence Programmes Completed |2,560 |2,079 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 75 per cent. of offenders move to settled accommodation on release |85.0% |75% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |26 per cent. of discharged prisoners entering employment on release |27.8% |26% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |To ensure that 7,185 prisoners complete a drug rehabilitation programme or Therapeutic Community annually |8,096 |7,185 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |13,200 offenders under supervision achieve and sustain employment for four weeks |16,823 |13,200 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |75 per cent. of offenders are retained in DRR/DTTO for 12 weeks |84.7% |75% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reassurance and Confidence | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |85 per cent. of victims to be contacted within eight weeks of an offender receiving 12 months or more for a serious sexual or violent offence |95% |85% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Supporting the Courts | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |90 per cent. of Pre Sentence Reports (PSR’s) are completed to agreed timescales |95% |90% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 85 per cent. of prisoners from prison or police cells are delivered to court before the agreed time |85% |85% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Resource Use Strategy | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Days lost due to sickness (Prison System) not to exceed 11 days per annum |11.7 |11.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Days lost due to sickness (Probation) not to exceed nine days per annum |12.1 |9.00 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |At least 6.3 per cent. of the workforce in public prisons to be from ethnic minority groups (Prison System) |6.2% |6.3% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |95 per cent. of race and ethnic monitoring data on staff and offenders returned on time using correct classification (Probation) |98% |95% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes: The NOMS targets are inclusive of both public and contracted prisons.1Data relate to total programme completions (before quality reviews)2 MDT March data will be adjusted in June (three months’ lag time)| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Performance Indicator |Public|Contracted|Annual Performance| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Public Protection | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |No escapes of Category A prisoners |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Rate of escapes from prison and prison escorts to be lower than 0.05 per cent. of the average prison population |0.007%|0.01% |0.008% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Fewer than 1 in 20,000 escapes from contracted escorts | | |1:75,345 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Safety, Decency and Respect | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Rate of self-inflicted deaths (SIDs) in prison not to exceed 112.8 per 100,000 prison population. |116.9 |11.8 |106.7 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1.8 per cent. of serious assaults per overall prison population | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |The percentage of prisoners held in accommodation units intended for fewer prisoners does not exceed 34.5 per cent. of the average population in private prisons and 24 per cent. in public prisons|25% |34.9% | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Delivery of Justice | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |The rate of drug-misuse in prison is less than 10 per cent. - as measured by the random Mandatory Drug Testing (rMDT) programme (reported one month in arrears) |8.9% |10.0% |9.1% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |At least 85 per cent. of prisoners from prison or police cells are delivered to court by the agreed time |85% |86% |85% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Rehabilitation and Support | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |[6,655] accredited offending behaviour programmes completed by prisoners |6,885 |582 |7,467 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |[1,105] accredited sex offender treatment programmes completed by prisoners |1,037 |80 |1,117 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |At least 75 per cent. of offenders move to settled accommodation on release |85% |81.8% |85.0% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |26 per cent. of discharged prisoners entering employment on release |27.3% |25.9% |27.8% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |To ensure that [7,185] prisoners complete a drug rehabilitation programme or Therapeutic Community annually |7,398 |698 |8,096 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Resource Use Strategy | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Days lost due to sickness (HMPS) not to exceed 11 days per annum |12 |n/a |12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |At least 6.3 per cent. of the workforce in public prisons to be from ethnic minority groups |6.2% |n/a |6.2% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Notes: Figures for public prisons exclude juvenile-only establishments and immigration centres, which are not the responsibility of NOMS. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------