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<p>The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past
10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R)
has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with
minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners. C&R is a system of techniques used
by a team of three officers as a last resort to bring a violent or refractory prisoner
under control. Wherever possible staff should avoid the use of force and de-escalate
the situation by persuasion or negotiation; if the techniques are applied then they
are used for as short a time as possible. Healthcare staff examine all prisoners on
whom force has been used.</p><p> </p><p>Violence in prisons is not tolerated; and
assaults on our hardworking staff are unacceptable. That is why we have introduced
a new protocol establishing that when there are serious assaults on prison staff,
the perpetrators must be prosecuted unless there is a good reason why not. This will
ensure that prisoners who attack staff are prosecuted and fully brought to justice.
It will mean that more of the prisoners who assault staff will spend longer behind
bars.</p><p> </p><p>All prisons submit a central monthly return providing the number
of times force has been used in the prison with details of any injuries sustained.
Central data identifies the number of individuals injured rather than the number of
incidents where an injury occurred . Use of force incidents may involve multiple prisoners,
for example, force used to separate a fight. To identify the number of incidents would
require manual interrogation of use of force documentation held at establishments
and could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Central data only
records whether an injury resulted in hospitalisation or not. To identify if the injuries
sustained were minor or serious would also require manual interrogation of use of
force documentation held at establishments and could only be achieved at disproportionate
cost.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of the number of prisoners hospitalised
following an incident where force was used in contracted prisons.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br
/> </strong></p><p><strong>Prisoners requiring hospitalisation following use of force,
by year and establishment</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Establishment</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2010</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2012</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2014</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Altcourse</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">32</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Ashfield</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Birmingham</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Bronzefield</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Doncaster</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">10</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Dovegate</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Forest
Bank</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Lowdham
Grange</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Northumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Oakwood</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">7</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Parc</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Peterborough</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Rye Hill</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Thameside</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">12</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>TOTAL
</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>6</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>6</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>46</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>108</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Note to tables:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">1.
“-“ denotes note applicable</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2. HMP Ashfield re-rolled
from a Young Offender Institution to adult male category C prison in May 2013.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">3. G4S took responsibility for HMP Birmingham October 2011. Figures
provided are for the full calendar year.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">4. Sodexo
took responsibility for HMP Northumberland in December 2013. Figures provided are
for the full calendar year.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">5. HMP Oakwood opened
in April 2012</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">6. HMP Thameside opened in March
2012</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">7. These figures are derived from monthly
aggregated Use of Force returns from each prison.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">A
new system for collecting this data was introduced in late 2013 and data recording
is likely to have improved. Care should therefore be taken when comparing changes
over time.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
Establishment</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Altcourse</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Ashfield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Birmingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Bronzefield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Doncaster</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Dovegate</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Forest Bank</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Lowdham Grange</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Northumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Oakwood</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Parc</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Peterborough</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Rye Hill</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Thameside</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Wolds</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>TOTAL </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>4</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>5</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>16</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>10</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>14</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Note to tables: </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1.
“-“ denotes note applicable</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">2. HMP Ashfield re-rolled
from a Young Offender Institution to adult male category C prison in May 2013.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">3. G4S took responsibility for HMP Birmingham October 2011. Figures
provided are for the part of the year when it was operated in the private sector.
</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">4. Sodexo took responsibility for HMP Northumberland
in December 2013. Figures provided are for the full calendar year.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">5. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">6.
HMP Thameside opened in March 2012</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">7. These figures
are derived from monthly aggregated Use of Force returns from each prison.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">8. A new system for collecting this data was introduced in late
2013 and data recording is likely to have improved. Care should therefore be taken
when comparing changes over time.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">9. The Wolds
ceased to be operated as a private prison, returning to the public sector in July
2013. Figures provided are for the part of the year when it was operated in the private
sector</ins><ins class="ministerial">.</ins><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p>
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