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date	04/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
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hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving IPP sentences have been released from each prison in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of first releases from IPP sentences by establishment, England and Wales, 2015 – 2018. Please note that the releasing prison is not necessarily where risk reduction interventions have been undertaken. In many cases, prisoners may be transferred to participate in risk reduction work or other interventions, or moved nearer to their home area before release.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>562</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>576</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>616</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>506</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint (North and South)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Male)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*An asterisk has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the identification of individuals. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that prisoners serving IPP sentences have committed serious sexual or violent offences and remain in prison because the independent parole board have assessed their risk of serious harm to the public to be too great to warrant their release. Prisoners who have served their minimum tariff have their suitability for parole reviewed by the Parole Board at least every 2 years</p><p> </p><p>Due to improvements in IT systems, detailed statistics are available from 2015 only and therefore</p><p>pre-2015 figures for releases from IPP sentences broken down by establishment have not been included.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that:</p><p>HMP Blantyre House was temporarily taken out of use from January 2015</p><p>HMP Downview reopened in May 2016 after a period of refurbishment.</p><p>HMP Holloway closed in May 2016</p><p>HMP Kennet closed in December 2016</p><p>HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017</p><p> </p><p>HMP Peterborough is a dual purpose prison for men and women.</p><p> </p><p>'..' Indicates that the establishment was not in use during the entire period</p><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Data provided is a further breakdown from table A3.1 of the Annual Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796917/releases-2018.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796917/releases-2018.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The total number of first releases from IPP sentences for the years 2011 to 2014 are provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>419</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/07/2019 16:00:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list all (a) ongoing and (b) planned reviews (i) conducted by and (ii) initiated by his Department; when those reviews will finish; and when they are scheduled to report.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	259338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is currently undertaking a Tailored Review of the Parole Board which was launched on 4th February 2019. The report of the review is due to be published in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>No other Tailored Reviews, which are reviews of Arms Length Bodies, are currently underway and there are no plans to conduct any other reviews as part of the current programme which concludes at the end of 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a central record of reviews commissioned by the department. Reviews that have been carried out by the department can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/07/2019 16:17:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) assaults and (b) serious assaults on staff were recorded in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018 by the type of weapon used.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	247719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 247719-20 Imran Hussain MP table 1 weapons.xlsx title Table 1 2 file name Copy of PQ 247719-20 Imran Hussain MP table 2 serious injuries.xlsx title Table 2 3 file name Copy of PQ 247719-20 Imran Hussain MP table 3 minor injuries.xlsx title Table 3 question first answered 28/06/2019 15:17:52 question first ministerially corrected 03/07/2019 12:20:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 125923 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

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registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) assaults and (b) serious assaults on staff were recorded in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018 by the type of injury inflicted.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	247720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 247719 question first answered 28/06/2019 15:17:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain