Prisons and Probation: Suicide
Commons · Question 44185 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
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
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Apr 2025
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...