Prisons: Crimes of Violence
Commons · Question 21741 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
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
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 13 Jan 2025
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...