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FOI 87282 / December 2013

Freedom of Information Request

You requested the following information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):

“I would be grateful if you could provide me with a list of all Category B and Category C prisons which run either the Core SOTP or the Adapted SOTP (also known as Becoming New Me Programme). Please clarify which prison offers which version of the programme.”

Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice holds the information that you have asked for, and I am pleased to provide this to you.

The table below contains details of all the prisons in England and Wales that run the Core SOTP and Becoming New Me programmes. In each case the table shows the security category of the prison.

Prison / Core SOTP / Becoming New Me / Category of prison
Aylesbury / Yes / Yes / Closed YOI
Brixton / Yes / Category B
Bullingdon / Yes / Yes / Category B
Bure / Yes / Category C
Channings Wood / Yes / Category C
Frankland / Yes / Yes / Category A
Full Sutton / Yes / Category A
Hull / Yes / Yes / Category B
Isle of Wight / Yes / Category B
Littlehey / Yes / Closed YOI
Northumberland / Yes / Category C
Parc / Yes / Category B
Risley / Yes / Category C
Rye Hill / Yes / Yes / Category B
Stafford / Yes / Category C
Swinfen Hall / Yes / Yes / Category C
Wakefield / Yes / Yes / Category A
Whatton / Yes / Yes / Category C
Wymott / Yes / Yes / Category C
Usk / Yes / Yes / Category C