Official Statistics

HMPPS COVID-19 statistics : August 2020

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, August 2020

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HM Prison and Probation Service COVID-19 Summary tables, August 2020

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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 across HMPPS service users and mitigating action being taken to limit the spread of the virus and save lives.

Data includes:

  • Deaths among prisoners, children in custody and probation service users where COVID-19 is suspected to be the cause.
  • Prisoners released early from custody under COVID-19 temporary release schemes.
  • 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; Minister of State for Prisons and Probation; Permanent Secretary; Minister and Permanent Secretary Private Secretaries (x7); Special Advisors (x2); Head of News and relevant press officers (x9).

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; 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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