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<p>The Government publishes its Safety in Custody National Statistics bulletin on
a quarterly basis, which covers deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in
England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Information about assaults and serious assaults on staff up to December 2018
can be found by selecting the relevant table in the ‘Assaults in prison custody 2000
to 2018’ link. The table is set out by prison and year, and monthly breakdowns can
be found by using the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ functions at the top of the table.</p><p> </p><p>assaults
on staff table 3.15</p><p>assaults on prisoners table 3.16</p><p>serious assaults
on staff table 3.18</p><p>serious assaults on prisoners table 3.19</p><p> </p><p>Violence
in prisons remains unacceptably high but there are early signs that we are making
progress. Eight of the jails involved in the ‘10 Prisons Project’ saw falls in the
final quarter of 2018 – four of them by more than 25% - while the number of assaults
across the estate reduced by 11%.</p><p> </p><p>Across the prison estate we have invested
an additional £70m in a raft of measures designed to improve safety, security and
decency – including body-scanners, enhanced searches and new investigative teams –
while the 4,700 additional staff we have recruited since October 2016 are making a
real difference.</p>
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