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<p>The prisoner discipline system upholds justice in prisons and ensures incidents
of prison rule-breaking have consequences. Only Independent Adjudicators, who are
District Judges or Deputy District Judges can make an award of additional days to
a prisoner’s custodial time left to serve.</p><p> </p><p>Where an act of violence
amounts to a criminal offence, prisoners should be investigated by the police and
face serious sanctions. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 has
increased sentencing powers for offences of common assault and battery committed against
an emergency worker. This provides Courts with the powers to punish those who commit
violent crime against prison staff.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested can be
found in the table below:</p><p><strong>Number of punishments for proven adjudications
involving violence, 2011 - 2018, England and Wales<sup>1</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>Violence against prison staff<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><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><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>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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>Number
of proven adjudications </strong></p></td><td><p>1,361</p></td><td><p>2,102</p></td><td><p>1,788</p></td><td><p>1,763</p></td><td><p>2,436</p></td><td><p>2,829</p></td><td><p>3,006</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number
of "non-additional days" punishments<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>2,797</p></td><td><p>4,086</p></td><td><p>3,269</p></td><td><p>2,956</p></td><td><p>3,885</p></td><td><p>4,206</p></td><td><p>4,372</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number
of "additional days" punishments<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>655</p></td><td><p>697</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
number of punishments<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>3,005</p></td><td><p>4,407</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>3,284</p></td><td><p>4,348</p></td><td><p>4,861</p></td><td><p>5,069</p></td><td><p>6,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Data
sources and quality</strong></p><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from
administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject
to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>Due to data quality issues,
2010 figures have not been provided and therefore no conclusion can be drawn for the
annual 2010 data and no comparison can be made with 2010 figures.</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1
- Punishments can only be given where an adjudication has been proven and therefore
exclude all other adjudications that have been dismissed or not proceeded with. One
or more punishments may be imposed onto prisoners. If the charge against the accused
prisoner is found to be proved beyond reasonable doubt, the adjudicator will then
decide the appropriate punishment(s). The Prison or Young Offender Institution Rules
provide guidelines when considering appropriate punishments, taking into account the
circumstances and seriousness of the offence, and its effect on the victim (if any),
the likely impact on the prisoner (including any health or welfare impact), the prisoner's
age, behaviour in custody, remaining time to release, the type of establishment and
the effect of the offence on local discipline and good order. Also the number of awards
may be given at one establishment and applied at another.</p><p>2 - Offences refer
to assaults and attempts of assaults.</p><p> </p>
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