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Prisons: Crimes of Violence

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 2 May 2025UIN 47976

The question

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.

Answered by 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.

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