Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 44185

Prisons and Probation: Suicide

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is providing suicide prevention training to (a) all and (b) newly recruited (i) prison and (ii) 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.  An e...

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