Written question asked by Baroness Stern (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 27 November 2006.

Young Offender Institutions: Stoke Heath

Question: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 2 November (WA 75-6), whether the staff who restrained six juveniles wore any form of protective clothing; and, if so, what protective clothing; and

Answer: Six tornado teams, including one from Stoke Heath, each consisting of 14 staff, plus six members from the National Control and Restraint Team, were deployed to the incident, and all 90 staff were involved in resolving the incident. Personal protective clothing was worn by the staff involved and consisted of a helmet with visor, flame-retardant balaclava and overalls, guards for the forearms, a box, leg guards and control-and-restraint boots. None of the juveniles involved sustained injuries.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 9; 687 c34-6WA
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Young Offender Institutions: Stoke Heath
Thursday, 2 November 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Injuries Protective clothing Staff Young offenders HM Prison Service Civil disorder HMP/YOI Stoke Heath
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk