Freedom of Information Responses
This page contains all of the information that the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has released in response to Freedom of Information requests received since 1 January 2023.
To make a Freedom of Information request for information held by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), please email PPOMailFreedomofInformationRequests@ppo.gov.uk
To make a Freedom of Information request for information held by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), please email data.access@justice.gov.uk
For further information, please read our Access to Information page and our Access to Information Policy.
March
FOI Response 542 – For information on whether the PPO use a social media management platform
12 March 2024 (161 KB)
FOI Response 541 – The number of people that have committed self-harm in prisons in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
7 March 2024 (161 KB)
FOI Response 540 – the methods / types of death (e.g. self-strangulation, poisoning, etc.) for all suicides / deaths as a result of self-harm in prisons in the years 2018 to 2023
7 March 2024 (176 KB)
FOI Response 539 – The number of people that died as a result of suicide / self-harm in prisons in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
7 March 2024 (167 KB)
FOI Response 538 – The number and percentage of PPO fatal incident investigations at HMP Parc (adult side) where an HMPPS Early Learning Review was received
7 March 2024 (164 KB)
February
FOI Response 537 – The number of people that died as a result of suicide / self-harm in prisons in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
28 February 2024 (165 KB)
FOI Response 536 – Internal documents, policies or guidance on how investigations into complaints received from immigration detainees are handled
16 February 2024 (168 KB)
FOI Response 534 – Total number of PPO employees
12 February 2024 (154 KB)
January
FOI Response 533 – Overheating complaints from immigration removal centres
24 January 2024 (160 KB)
FOI Response 532 – Overheating complaints from prisons
23 January 2024 (236 KB)
FOI Response 531 – Photograph and videos of cooked food served to prisoners in England and Wales received by PPO in 2023
22 January / 7 February 2024 (158 KB)
FOI Response 529 – Lighting arrangements at HMP Rochester
8 January 2024 (157 KB)
FOI Response 528 – Attacks on prison service staff involving razor blades
8 January 2024 (158 KB)
FOI Response 527 – Deaths investigated in 2023 by the PPO involving overdose of any illicit drug and nitazenes
4 and 11 January 2024 (181 KB)
2023
December
FOI Response 526 – The number of upheld complaints made to the PPO about food, accommodation and equality during 2022 and 2023
22 December 2023 (161 KB)
FOI Response 525 – The average cost per year of the investigation into a death in custody by the PPO since 2018
18 December 2023 (160 KB)
FOI Response 524 – Training provided to PPO staff
13 December 2023 (154 KB)
FOI Response 523 – Causes of death for prisoners
7 December 2023 (164 KB)
November
FOI Response 522 – How many prisoners detained in the UK while waiting for their parole hearing
27 November 2023 (156 KB)
FOI Response 521 – Financial cost of the PPO rebranding exercise
14 November 2023 (164 KB)
FOI Response 520 – Licensed prisoners
14 November 2023 (160 KB)
FOI Response 519 – Correspondence between Wandsworth prison and Home Office about a former prisoner of Wandsworth prison
7 November 2023 (161 KB)
FOI Response 518 – To provide the number of officers and staff, including private contractors, who have been convicted of criminal offences in the last ten calendar years from 1 January 2013 to date
6 November 2023 (156 KB)
October
FOI Response 516 – How much money was spent hiring kitchen pans between April 2021 to March 2023
26 October 2023 (156 KB)
FOI Response 515 – Statistics of prisoners diagnosed with ADHD
24 October 2023 (155 KB)
FOI Response 514 – Why some deaths are listed by decedent name on the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) website fatal incidents reports page whereas others just state “Individual at [prison name]”
20 October 2023 (160 KB)
FOI Response 513 – How many assessors and how many investigators are employed by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO)
20 October 2023 (174 KB)
FOI Response 512 – Arrests for use of the drug psilocybin
16 October 2023 (156 KB)
FOI Response 510 – The number of staff employed by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman as investigators with grade and salary range between 2019 to 2023
3 October 2023 (571 KB)
FOI Response 509 – Every instance in which a prisoner was awarded compensation in the period January 2021 to December 2023
2 October 2023 (155 KB)
FOI Response 508 – Details of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s ruling on X-Ray scanning on prisoners and the MoJ’s response
2 October 2023 (877 KB)
September
FOI Response 507 – The percentage of prisoners in the United Kingdom who are serving a custodial sentence for non-violent drug-related offences
12 September 2023 (156 KB)
FOI Response 506 – The total number of prisoners released on licence, and how many were recalled by a new charge or a breach of licence between June 2020 to May 2023
12 September 2023 (157 KB)
FOI Response 504 – All messages over the last five years relating to the flying of flags above Wandsworth Prison
11 September 2023(155 KB)
FOI Response 503 – Copy of a report on the role of youth detention centres and child abuse in the 1960s and 1970s which included HMDC Haslar
7 September 2023 (155 KB)
FOI Response 502 – The number of complaints received from immigration removal estates
4 September/23 September 2023 (285 KB)
August
FOI Response 498 – To provide information on the PPO’s current multi-functional devices and printing/scanning services contracts
11 August 2023 (159 KB)
FOI Response 497 – Flats used as a bail hostel or halfway house
10 August 2023 (151 KB)
FOI Response 496 – To provide the number of IT devices deployed by the PPO
11 August 2023 (170 KB)
FOI Response 495 – information held by the PPO about a deceased prisoner
7 August 2023 (152 KB)
FOI Response 494 – To provide the investigation process/protocol that the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman follows when advised of a death in custody
4 August 2023 (418 KB)
FOI Response 493 – The total number of complaints the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman received, upheld and resolved between June 2020 to June 2023
3 August 2023 (159 KB)
July
FOI Response 490 – Complaints received by the PPO between 2020 and 2023 from prisoners who identify as transgender
19 July and 3 August 2023 (163 KB)
FOI Response 489 – PPO staffing questions
12 July 2023 (169 KB)
FOI Response 488 – Maintenance of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s corporate estate
5 July 2023 (160 KB)
FOI Response 487 – Statistics for disabled prisoners having access to specialised equipment within an education setting and on their wing/cell
5 July 2023 (161 KB)
June
FOI Response 486 – Phone credit and average weekly use
26 June 2023 (160 KB)
FOI Response 485 – Number of complaints concerning a probationer’s disability or long-term illness refused by the PPO in the 2021/2022 business period
19 June and 20 July 2023 (159 KB)
FOI Response 484 – Pre-employment checks for a prison officer job
19 June 2023 (150 KB)
FOI Response 483 – The number of complaints assessed as ineligible for investigation during the 2021/2022 business period
13 June 2023 and 6 July (252 KB)
FOI Response 482 – How many IPP (imprisonment for public protection) prisoners are currently serving in HMP Leeds
13 June 2023 (159 KB)
FOI Response 480 – the number of people released from prisons in 2022 who came to reside in Wiltshire
6 June 2023 (159 KB)
May
FOI Response 479 – Provide details of probation conditions
25 May 2023 (152 KB)
FOI Response 478 – If a prisoner who was sentenced to life imprisonment has received parole
22 May 2023 (152 KB)
FOI Response 477 – Information about the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
18 May 2023 (167 KB)
FOI Response 476 – Data requests received by the PPO between during the 2022/2023 financial year
11 May 2023 (186 KB)
FOI Response 474 – Provide a spreadsheet on the location, date, gender and age group of all drug-related fatal incident reports published on the PPO website from 2018 until now
11 May 2023 (260 KB)
FOI Response 473 – Provide reports, records, complaints and any other documents about Cyril Smith
3 May 2023 (160 KB)
April
FOI Response 472 – Cloud infrastructure
25 April 2023 (161 KB)
FOI Response 471 – Provide statistical data tables from March 2022 to March 2023
20 April 2023 (165 KB)
FOI Response 470 – How many pregnant women entered the prison system and how many had stillbirths in prison (particularly at HMP Styal) between 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2023
17 April 2023 (159 KB)
FOI Response 469 – Which men’s prisons in England are currently giving access to NVQ qualifications
14 April 2023 (159 KB)
FOI Response 468 – Causes of death for prisoners
13 April 2023 (162 KB)
FOI Response 467 – Information on how decisions on prison placements are made within the long-term high security estate
6 April 2023 (158 KB)
FOI Response 466 – PPO website
27 April 2023 (469 KB)
FOI Response 465 – Provide links to and list of Inside Time articles on the PPO website
6 April 2023 (159 KB)
March
FOI Response 464 – A list of all items confiscated from prisoners in HMP Guys Marsh and HMP Portland
27 March 2023 (PDF 159 KB)
FOI Response 463 – Information on the number of male and female suicides from the last five years
24 March 2023 (162 KB)
FOI Response 462 – Statistical data table and prison population data
17 March 2023 (153 KB)
FOI Response 461 – Cause of death for prisoners who died while in custody of HMP The Mount
14 March 2023 (161 KB)
FOI Response 460 – Timelines associated with the PPO investigation into the death of a prisoner at HMP Nottingham
9 March 2023 (PDF 164 KB)
FOI Response 459 – Timelines associated with the PPO investigation into the death of a prisoner at HMP Forest Bank
9 March 2023 (PDF 163 KB)
FOI Response 458 – Information on how many sex offenders were placed at an address between 2020 and 2021
8 March 2023 (PDF 152 KB)
FOI Response 457 – Investigation into the fatal incident report published 6 March on PPO website
7 March 2023 (PDF 154 KB)
February
FOI Response 456 – Provide a copy of a complaint report or response letter
27 February 2023 (PDF 151 KB)
FOI Response 455 – Annual Report and Business Plan
28 February 2023 (PDF 192 KB)
FOI Response 454 – Provide prison and prison number details
27 February 2023 (PDF 159 KB)
FOI Response 453 – Fatal incidents information 2017 to 2022
20 February (PDF 141 KB)
FOI Response 452 – HMP Sudbury
16 February 2023 (PDF 161 KB)
FOI Response 451 – Challenging Probation risk assessments and reports
13 February 2023 (PDF 159 KB)
FOI Response 450 – Acquisition of a property for probation services
9 February 2023 (PDF 151 KB)
FOI Response 449 – HMP Swaleside
7 February 2023 (PDF 172 KB)
FOI Response 448 – Serious case review (SCR) copy
6 February 2023 (PDF 151 KB)
FOI Response 447 – Risk to service users and/or staff from an ex-prisoner
3 February 2023 (PDF 160 KB)
January
FOI Response 446 – Access to prison records
25 January 2023 (PDF 159 KB)
FOI Response 445 – Incentive and earned privileges (IEP) level
23 January 2023 (PDF 166 KB)
FOI Response 444 – Complaints about staff behaviour received by the PPO in 2021/2022 from Welsh Prisons
9 January 2023 (PDF 174 KB)
FOI Response 443 – HMP Coldingley Closed Visits
5 January 2023 (PDF 135 KB)
FOI Response 442 – Maps for Change
4 January 2023 (PDF 160 KB)