Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 47976

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff there have been in each of the last five years, by religion of the prisoner.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The number of individuals involved in incidents of an assault on staff within prisons in England and Wales, by religion, for 2020 to 2024, can be found in the accompanying table.