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Written question asked by Richard Burgon (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 June 2018 (named day). It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 25 June 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers required hospital treatment as a result of an assault at work in each year since 2010.

Answer

As set out in the answer to question 138496 on 8 May, this information was not recorded for incidents that occurred before April 2017. Between April and December 2017 prison officers attended hospital for treatment following 741 incidents of assault. Figures for 2018 will be available following the publication of the next annual tables on assaults, which is planned for April 2019.

These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System, and while care is taken when processing and analysing returns, the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.

We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
155346
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Crimes of violence Health services Injuries Prison officers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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