Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15128
Prisons: Staff
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Answer
Jake RichardsAssaults on staff by year can be found in the Safety in Custody Summary Tables on row 21 in table 4 available at the following link: Safety in custody statistics - GOV.UK.