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<p>The Government publishes statistics on safety in custody quarterly, and updated
detailed tables annually. They can be viewed here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2016</a>.
Statistics for prisoner on prisoner assaults in each of the last ten years are published
in Table 4 of the ‘Safety in Custody summary table to September 2016’. The statistics
will be next updated and published on 27 April 2017.<strong> </strong></p><p>Improving
safety and decreasing violence is an urgent priority for this Government. We are taking
immediate action to strengthen the frontline by recruiting around 2,500 more prison
officers which will help us deal with emerging threats and so improve safety.</p>
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