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Prisoners: Safety

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67877

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish the next Safety in custody statistics.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

Safety in Custody statistics are published quarterly, with the next publication due on 31 July 2025. This will cover deaths in prison custody to June 2025, and self-harm and assaults in prison custody to March 2025.

The statistics will be available at the following link: Safety in custody statistics - GOV.UK.

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