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<p>Data for the numbers of assaults and serious assaults in each prison, broken down
by type of weapon and type of injury, is set out in the attached tables. The figures
are presented by calendar year rather than by quarter. This is because analysis at
the level of detail requested produces many results of 5 or fewer. Disclosure-proofing
to reduce the risk of identification, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998,
requires such low numbers to be suppressed. Even at the annual level, some such values
have had to be suppressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action
to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since
October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge,
Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence
has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those
identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing
an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers
with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to
staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter
security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search
teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence
in custody.</p>
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