Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21741

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers reported abuse by offenders in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Abuse of prison officers by prisoners is taken very seriously, and will never be tolerated. It is comprehensively recorded through various mechanisms, including internal reports, disciplinary records, and external investigations. The goal of these systems...

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