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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) takes the issue
of all contraband in prisons extremely seriously and deploys a comprehensive range
of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband both at the
point of entry to the prison and concealed within the prison. These include targeted
searching, random and targeted mandatory drug tests, the use of x-ray machines and
CCTV surveillance cameras, Body Orifice Security Scanners to detect contraband secreted
internally, and the imposition of closed (non-contact) visits. Prisoners found with
prohibited items face swift and robust punishment. This can include having days added
to their custody, being transferred to a different prison and losing privileges.</p><p>
</p><p>NOMS records seizures of heroin and cocaine in prisons on its Incident Reporting
System (IRS). Seizures of any other Class A drug are recorded in a miscellaneous category
alongside seizures of other drugs and drug taking paraphernalia. To disaggregate the
seizures of other Class A drugs from other seizures recorded in the miscellaneous
category would require a manual inspection of each record and would incur disproportionate
costs for each area enquired of.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, seizures of knives and other
bladed weapons are also recorded in a miscellaneous category on the IRS, alongside
seizures of other contraband, and can only be extracted through a manual inspection
of each record. For six of the areas enquired of, such an inspection would incur disproportionate
costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to mobile phones seized in prisons in 2013 is being
verified and is therefore not available for this response.</p><p> </p><p>The table
below gives the number of seizures of heroin, cocaine and knives (including bladed
improvised weapons and individual blades) seized in each prison in each area in 2013,
where extracting the data would not incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment
Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Seizures
of Cocaine</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Seizures of Heroin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Seizures
of knives</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>High Security<br>(197706)</p></td><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="6"><p>West Midlands<br>(197707)</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td
rowspan="6"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="6"><p>London<br>(197708)</p></td><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td
rowspan="6"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood
Scrubs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Wales<br>(197709)</p></td><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="7"><p>Kent & Sussex<br>(197710)</p></td><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford
Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="6"><p>North East<br>(197854)</p></td><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme
House</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington
Grange</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low
Newton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="8"><p>Eastern<br>(197855</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td
rowspan="8"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Mount</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough
Female</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Male</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="7"><p>Yorkshire & Humberside<br>(197856)</p></td><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td
rowspan="7"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everthorpe</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolds</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p>South Central<br>(197857)</p></td><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle
of Wight</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="11"><p>East
Midlands<br>(197858)</p></td><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td
rowspan="11"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen parva</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham
Grange</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye
Hill</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="7"><p>South West<br>(197859)</p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorchester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eeastwood
Park</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys
Marsh</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>North
West<br>(197860)</p></td><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td
rowspan="10"><p>Disproportionate costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest
Bank</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>It is important to note that many drugs are similar in appearance and in many
cases drugs seized are not categorically identified by scientific analysis. Some will
have been identified using indicative reagent or Marquis tests. Many will have been
identified by appearance only.</p><p> </p><p>All figures in this answer have been
drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although
care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject
to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not
subject to audit.</p><p> </p>
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