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<p>This question has been interpreted as the number of self-harm incidents and the
number of individuals who self-harm. The data shows the number of self-harm incidents
and individuals in HMPs Cardiff and Parc in each of the three financial years (the
PQ didn’t specify a time period, so have used the latest three years).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Cardiff
Prison</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-Harm
Incidents</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-Harm Individuals</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parc Prison</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-Harm
Incidents</p></td><td><p>1477</p></td><td><p>1604</p></td><td><p>1436</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-Harm Individuals</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our most recent Safety in Custody
statistics show that levels of self-harm in Welsh prisons are comparable with the
national picture. These figures are published online every quarter, and are broken
down by individual prisons to measure trends in specific area, as well as across the
whole of England and Wales. There is a piece of work underway in Wales to identify
the drivers of self-harm, regionally and at establishment level. Similar work is being
done at a national level looking across all prisons.</p><p>Too many people self-harm
in prisons and we are taking action to stop it. We are investing £100 million in security
measures to tackle the drugs, weapons and mobile phones that fuel violence and self-harm
behind bars – this is on top of the £70 million we have already spent improving safety
and conditions. We have recruited more than 4,300 new prison officers and introduced
the keyworker model - so every inmate can have a dedicated officer for support.</p><p>We’ve
also given the Samaritans £1.5 million over three years, trained more than 24,000
staff in mental health awareness, and improved support for anyone at risk of suicide
or self-harm.</p>
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