Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 38137

Prisons and Probation: Suicide

Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training provided to (a) prison and (b) probation staff.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
All new members of prison staff with prisoner contact receive training on suicide and self-harm prevention, and all staff who undertake key roles relating to risk assessment and case management also receive specific training relating to those roles. This ...

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