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<p /> <p /> <p>NOMS takes the issue of assaults 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 closely with the police and CPS to develop
a new joint protocol to report crimes in prison - this includes pushing for prosecutions
when prison staff are attacked.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoner on officer assaults
in England and Wales prisons for each year over the last five years is presented in
Table 3.8 of the assaults tables in each Safety in Custody statistics bulletin. The
latest bulletin can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.
The Ministry of Justice is not responsible for prisons in other administrations of
the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of working days lost due
to sickness arising from assaults on officers are shown in the table 1 below. The
data in this table is based on approved claims for sick leave excusal, whereby a period
of absence that can be attributed to an assault at work does not count against the
officer's allowance of sick pay. It is not specifically recorded that the assaults
were initiated by prisoners. Table 1 shows that staff sickness fluctuates from year
to year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of working days lost by officers granted
sick leave excusal for reasons of assault, 2005/6 to 2013/14</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working
days lost with sick leave excusal granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent
of all Sick</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>9020</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8270</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>10280</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10330</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3950</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>9250</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>12360</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>7440</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>11890</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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