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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
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Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Crimes of Violence more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for the purpose of recording the number of assaults in prison, whether his Department records information on the number of (a) incidents, which could involve multiple people, in which at least one assault takes place or (b) each individual assault by each person involved. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
uin 256426 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Her Majesty's Prison &amp; Probation Service records the number of assault incidents, involving multiple people, in which at least one assault takes place. Where the evidence allows, we also record whether anyone involved is an assailant, a suspected assailant, or a victim. Others may be involved an incident without taking part in the assault, such as prisoners trying to help staff. Where it is not possible clearly to identify an aggressor or a victim, the incident is recorded as a fight and those involved as fighters.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the methods used for collating these data can be found in the ‘Guide to Safety in Custody Statistics’, available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/797079/safety-custody-statistics-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/797079/safety-custody-statistics-guide.pdf</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
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answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this