Official Statistics

HMPPS COVID-19 statistics : April 2021

Official statistics release providing monthly data of COVID-19 in HM Prison and Probation Service in England and Wales.

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HM Prison and Probation Service COVID-19 Statistics, April 2021

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HM Prison and Probation Service COVID-19 Summary tables, April 2021

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Details

The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) COVID-19 statistics provides monthly data on the HMPPS response to COVID-19. It addresses confirmed cases of the virus in prisons and the Youth Custody Service sites, deaths of those individuals in the care of HMPPS and mitigating action being taken to limit the spread of the virus and save lives.

Data includes:

  • Deaths where prisoners, children in custody or supervised individuals have died having tested positive for COVID-19 or where there was a clinical assessment that COVID-19 was a contributory factor in their death.
  • Confirmed COVID-19 cases in prisoners and children in custody (i.e. positive tests).
  • Narrative on capacity management data for prisons.

Pre-release access

The bulletin was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the bulletin pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice:

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Permanent Secretary; Minister and Permanent Secretary Private Secretaries (x9); Special Advisors (x2); Director General for Policy and Strategy Group; Deputy Director of Data and Evidence as a Service - interim; Head of Profession, Statistics; Head of Prison Safety and Security Statistics; Head of News; Deputy Head of News and relevant press officers (x2).

HM Prison and Probation Service:

Chief Executive Officer; Director General Prisons; Chief Executive and Director General Private Secretaries and Heads of Office (x4); Deputy Director of COVID-19 HMPPS Response; Deputy Director Joint COVID 19 Strategic Policy Unit (x2); Director General of Probation and Wales; Executive Director Probation and Women; Executive Director of Youth Custody Service; Executive Director HMPPS Wales; Executive Director, Performance Directorate; Head of Health, Social Care and Substance Misuse Services; Head of Capacity Management and Custodial Capacity Manager.

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Updates to this page

Published 14 May 2021

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