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Prisons: Pepper Spray

Answer

We ensure all our prison officers are trained in how to use PAVA professionally, safely and lawfully and that it is only used when necessary and proportionate.

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Establishment*	Total	Drawn only	Drawn and deployed
Aylesbury	20	5	15
Bedford	6	4	2
Belmarsh	1	1	0
Berwyn	1	0	1
Brinsford	18	4	14
Bure	1	1	0
Channings Wood	1	1	0
Durham	4	4	0
Elmley	1	0	1
Featherstone	6	4	2
Ford	1	0	1
Garth	1	0	1
Gartree	1	1	0
Hindley	13	5	8
Hull	25	4	21
Humber	1	0	1
Isis	1	0	1
Manchester	3	2	1
Moorland	3	1	2
Norwich	4	3	1
Nottingham	1	1	0
Preston	22	3	19
Ranby	2	1	1
Risley	42	15	27
Rochester	1	0	1
Stafford	2	1	1
Stocken	1	0	1
Swaleside	1	1	0
Swinfen Hall	31	5	26
Wakefield	7	6	1
Wandsworth	2	1	1
Wayland	2	2	0
Wealstun	36	11	25
Whitemoor	11	4	7
Winchester	3	0	3
Woodhill	3	1	2
Total	279	92	187

Ford	1	0	1
Garth	1	0	1
Gartree	1	1	0
Hindley	13	5	8
Hull	25	4	21
Humber	1	0	1
Isis	1	0	1
Manchester	3	2	1
Moorland	3	1	2
Norwich	4	3	1
Nottingham	1	1	0
Preston	22	3	19
Ranby	2	1	1
Risley	42	15	27
Rochester	1	0	1
Stafford	2	1	1
Stocken	1	0	1
Swaleside	1	1	0
Swinfen Hall	31	5	26
Wakefield	7	6	1
Wandsworth	2	1	1
Wayland	2	2	0
Wealstun	36	11	25
Whitemoor	11	4	7
Winchester	3	0	3
Woodhill	3	1	2
Total	279	92	187

Note* The above prisons comprise both those which have been through full rollout and deployed to over 50% of their eligible staff, and also prisons that have only issued as part of an exceptional deployment to a very small number of staff.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL3791

Session

2021-22

Subjects

Prisons Pepper spray

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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