Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2007. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.
Prisons
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent estimate is of the incidence of self-harm among (a) male and (b) female prisoners.
- Answer
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Based on information compiled from incidents recorded on the Prison Service Incident Reporting System, the total number of recorded self-harm incidents in 2005 was approximately 21,600; with 9,100 involving male prisoners and 12,500 involving female prisoners. Many of these incidents involve the same individuals.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 113638; 455 c548W;455 c546W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Prisoners Self-harm
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