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<p> </p><p> </p><p>NOMS takes the issue of assaults on prison staff very seriously.
It currently has systems in place to deal with perpetrators quickly and robustly,
with serious incidents referred to the police for prosecution. It is working with
the police and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prosecution_Service" target="_blank">Crown
Prosecution Service</a> to ensure that prisoners who assault staff are charged and
punished appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to exploring options to continue
to improve how violence is tackled in prisons to keep both staff and prisoners safe.
It is currently reviewing the policy and practice of the management of violence.</p><p>
</p><p>The number of prisoner on prison officers assault incidents in each year are
provided in table 3.8 of the supplementary tables on assaults that accompany each
Safety in Custody statistics bulletin. The latest publication can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody.</p><p>
</p><p>Figures for the number of these incidents that are reported on the centralised
administrative system as being referred to the police in each year are provided in
table 1. These figures do not represent individuals as there may be multiple assailants
in some incidents. How many of these resulted in charges or conviction can only be
obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of prisoner on officer
assault incidents referred to the police</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prisoner
on officer assaults referred to police</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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