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Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 June 2006. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 June 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have absconded from HMP Springhill in each of the last five year, broken down by category of offence; how many such absconders have not yet been apprehended; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Since 1 January 2001, 169 prisoners have absconded from Springhill open prison. 13 prisoners have not yet been apprehended. Details of the absconders and those remaining unlawfully at large are provided in the following tables.

Offence 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total number of absconds from Springhill prison by calendar year and type of offence
Murder 1 — 2 — 2
Manslaughter 2 — — 1 —
Death by reckless driving — — — 3 —
Escape — — 1 — —
Threats to kill — — 1 — —
Assault¹ — 1 5 4 4
False imprisonment — — 1 — —
Robbery 4 1 15 5 7
Attempted robbery — — — 1 2
Burglary 3 3 17 11 9
Drug related offences — 1 5 5 3
Hijack — — 2 — —
Affray — 1 — — 1
Fraud — — 1 2 1
Driving offences 2 5 8 5 2
Possession of an offensive weapon 2 — — — 2
Handling stolen goods — — 2 — 2
Wounding — — 1 — —
Theft — 1 4 1 —
Breach of Order — — 1 1 —
Violence — — — — 1
Debts — — — — 1
Total 14 13 66 39 37
¹ Including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and other types of assault.
Total number of absconds from Springhill prison, who has not yet been apprehended, by calendar year and type of offence
Offence 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Death by reckless driving — — — 2 —
Robbery — — — — 2
Burglary — — 1 — —
Possession of an offensive weapon 1 — — — 1
Drug related offences — — — 2 —
Fraud — — — 2 —
Driving offence 2 — — — —
Total 3 0 1 6 3

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
74798; 447 c747-50W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Prisoner escapes HMP Spring Hill
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk