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1700965

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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 prison staff required hospital treatment following a prisoner assault in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of incidents of a prisoner assault leading to a prison staff member requiring hospital treatment 2018-2022 can be found in the attached table. Data on staff assaults for the calendar year 2023 is subject to future publication on 25 April, in ‘Safety in custody: quarterly update to December 2023’.</p><p>Changes were made to the recording of assaults in April 2017 that affects the reporting of hospitalisation. This change means that a comparable time series for this question can only be provided from 2018 onwards.</p><p>Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers, and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.</p><p>We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs.</p><p>To protect staff and prisoners in very serious assaults, we have rolled out PAVA – a synthetic pepper spray – for use by prison officers in the adult male estate. Staff are able to use the PAVA spray where there is serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it.</p><p>We have rolled out a new Body Worn Video Camera system which has increased the overall number of cameras across public sector prisons to over 13,000. This enables every operational band 3-5 officer on shift to wear a camera. They are supported by a new Policy Framework which mandates the wearing of the cameras.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/04/2024 15:57:18 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2024 09:41:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-23 PQ 21513 Table.xlsx title PQ_21513_table previous answer version 29376 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1653849

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193050 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, what weighting is given to the rate of (a) prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and (b) assaults on staff relative to other KPIs when assigning annual prison performance ratings.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	194654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>For the performance year 2022/23, we will publish the Annual Prisons Performance Ratings on 27 July 2023. This publication will provide the weightings given to a wide range of KPIs used by the framework that enables us to monitor the performance of the prison system, including prisoner on prisoner assaults and assaults on staff. The weightings will be published in the publication guidance documentation.</p><p>Performance targets were not set for individual prisons for 2021-22 because prisons were still recovering from the pandemic, however, HMPPS still monitored performance in order to drive continuous improvement.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 194655 question first answered 25/07/2023 10:07:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1653850

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193050 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, if he will provide the 2021-22 Prisons Performance Framework target levels for each prison for the KPIs of (a) prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and (b) assaults on staff.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	194655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>For the performance year 2022/23, we will publish the Annual Prisons Performance Ratings on 27 July 2023. This publication will provide the weightings given to a wide range of KPIs used by the framework that enables us to monitor the performance of the prison system, including prisoner on prisoner assaults and assaults on staff. The weightings will be published in the publication guidance documentation.</p><p>Performance targets were not set for individual prisons for 2021-22 because prisons were still recovering from the pandemic, however, HMPPS still monitored performance in order to drive continuous improvement.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 194654 question first answered 25/07/2023 10:07:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1651615

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 4 July 2023, Official Report, Col. 760, if he will list the key performance indicators used to measure violence in prisons; and whether his Department plans to introduce any sanctions for prison operators failing to meet these targets.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	193050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Prison governors and senior leaders use a variety of measures to understand violence within prisons. The 2021/2022 Prisons Performance Framework (PPT) rated the performance of all public and private sector prisons in England and Wales. It contains two violence Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which prisons are assessed against. These are:</p><ul><li>Prisoner on prisoner assaults – rate per 1,000 prisoners, and;</li></ul><ul><li>Assaults on staff - rate per 1,000 prisoners.</li></ul><p>These are available on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022</a>. The prison performance ratings for 2022/2023 will be published on 27 July 2023.</p><p>HMPPS monitors performance against these KPIs on an ongoing basis and takes action if this is deemed necessary.</p><p>Private prison contracts are managed by operational contract managers who assure delivery against performance and contract measures.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2023 14:58:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1565824

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of physical violence in prisons in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Please see the published statistics on assaults in prisons, within Safety in Custody Statistics, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics.</p><p>For an assessment of trends in the level of physical violence in prisons in Northern Ireland and Scotland, I would direct the honourable member to the relevant Departments from the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/01/2023 17:11:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1551090

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners charged with attempted murder as a result of attacks on staff in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Crime in Prison Referral Agreement, October (2022), aims to ensure that all acts of criminality that occur in prison are properly addressed within the criminal justice system, particularly in circumstances that indicate that a criminal prosecution is appropriate or where a statutory obligation exists.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify the number of prisoners who have been charged with attempted murder as a result of assaults on prison staff as this information is not held centrally. Detailed information may be held on local administrative records, but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access and review all potentially relevant records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:03:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551121

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of compensation to prison staff for assault injuries sustained in prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Prison litigation data prior to 2016-17 could only be obtained by checking local case files and records at each prison, which would incur disproportionate cost. Figures for the total spend on prisoner-on-staff assault claims since 2016-17 are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total spend on prisoner on staff assault claims (including legal costs)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£3.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£4.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£5.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£4.5m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Violence against our hardworking staff is completely unacceptable and will never be tolerated. Any complaints involving prison staff are always fully investigated.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:11:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1504744

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual number of reported assaults on (1) prisoners, and (2) prison staff, in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes statistics on deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales in the quarterly Safety in Custody statistics available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>. The table below shows the requested data, broken down by financial year, from 2012-13 to 2021-22:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Number of Assaults: <strong>Prisoner on Prisoner </strong>(1,2,3,4,6)</p></td><td><p>Total Number of Assaults: <strong>Prisoner on Prison Staff </strong>(1,2,3,5,6)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>11,173</p></td><td><p>2,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,651</p></td><td><p>3,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12,953</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,731</p></td><td><p>5,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>19,360</p></td><td><p>7,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>22,374</p></td><td><p>9,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>22,821</p></td><td><p>9,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20,632</p></td><td><p>9,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>10,977</p></td><td><p>7,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>12,773</p></td><td><p>7,599</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(1) Figures include incidents at HMPPS operated Immigration Removal Centres and during contracted out escorts</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(2) Figures do not include incidents at Medway STC. For more information on Secure Training Centres, please see Youth justice annual statistics at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/youth-justice-annual-statistics</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(3) Figures from April 2018 onwards exclude incidents occurring within the youth estate. The youth estate includes incidents occurring within Cookham Wood, Werrington and Wetherby, as well as the youth wing at Feltham and Parc. Prior to April 2018 these figures were collected via manual returns, so it is not possible to split out all youth estate incidents up to March 2018. Figures for incidents occurring within the youth estate are published within the ‘Safety in the children and young people secure estate’ statistics bulletin via the following link - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/safety-in-the-youth-secure-estate-bulletin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(4) Prisoner-on-prisoner assaults are a subset of all assault incidents</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Assaults on staff are a subset of all assault incidents</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(6) The sum of prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and assaults on staff may not equal the total number of assaults because staff may be assaulted in a prisoner-on-prisoner assault incident and other assault incidents may involve other people, e.g. visitors</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prisons Strategy White Paper set out how we will improve safety and security in our prisons. Prison staff carry out a vital role in protecting the public and we will do all we can to protect them and prisoners from violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/09/2022 16:06:22 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2022-09-20 HL2154 Data Table - Assaults Last 10 Years v2.docx title HL2154_data_table
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1352547

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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, with reference to the Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Leeds, published on 11 August 2021, what steps he is taking to help ensure that where force is misused by a member of prison staff in a way that may amount to a crime against a prisoner, that potential crime is reported to the police by prison authorities.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	41770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>HMPPS expect that staff will conduct their duties lawfully and professionally, making legitimate and informed decisions to inform their actions. We take improper use of force seriously and have policies in place to address it, should it occur.</p><p> </p><p>The HMPPS Operational Policy Sub-board is responsible for the governance of operational policy, including that which details how staff misconduct and discipline is to be investigated.</p><p> </p><p>The policy states that if evidence of a possible criminal offence comes to light during an internal investigation, or if an allegation of a criminal offence is made against a member of staff, the lead investigator should liaise with the manager who commissioned the investigation regarding the necessity for referral to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The crime can also be reported to the police by prisoners themselves, a fact of which they are made aware. Annex H of the Prisoner Complaints Policy Framework, re-issued on 3 November 2020 prescribes the text of the information leaflet provided to prisoners. It details that prisoners may write to the Chief Officer of the local police force if they have evidence that a criminal offence may have been committed.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/09/2021 10:19:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1300241

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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 violent incidents were recorded in August (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020 in the following prisons (i) Hull, (ii) Humber, (iii) Leeds, (iv) Lindholme, (v) Moorland, Hatfield Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, (vi) Wealstun, near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, (vii) Nottingham, (viii) Ranby, Nottinghamshire, (ix) Wormwood Scrubs, and (x) Isis, south-east London.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The number of assaults in each of the prisons listed for the months requested can be found in the Safety in Custody summary tables available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-september-2020</a>.</p><p>Despite the progress made, the level of violence in prisons remains too high. We are continuing work to address this by giving all staff the tools and training needed to help them reduce violence.</p><p>We are spending £100 million across the estate to bolster prison security, clamping down on the weapons, drugs and mobile phones that fuel violence and crime behind bars.</p><p>We are also giving officers tools like PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer.</p><p>Violence in prison is a crime and will never be tolerated. Any prisoner who commits an act of violence should expect to have action taken against them, including being imprisoned for far longer.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/03/2021 17:32:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord