I am grateful that the Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Swaleside has raised legitimate concerns regarding the adequacy of the kitchen capacity at HMP Swaleside. The requirement for HMP Swaleside to providing a catering service for the prisoners located at HMP Standford Hill has created a pressure on the catering and refrigeration facilities at Swaleside and to some extent also impacts on the prison regime. Significant planning is taking place to explore the opportunities to building a dedicated on site catering centre at Standford Hill to meet the catering needs of the prisoners there. As a consequence of the current operating pressures, additional kitchen appliances have been provided to HMP Swaleside. I am informed that this has significantly improved the capability and capacity of the Swaleside catering operation.
I am grateful to the Governor at Swaleside and his catering team for the support they have provided to Standford Hill. In the longer term it is anticipated that the opening of a catering centre at Standford Hill will significantly reduce the catering operational pressures at Swaleside.
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