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Prisons: Crimes of Violence

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67878

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff at prisons have been recorded in each month since 1 December 2024.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

Assaults on staff by month can be found on the bottom row on table 8e in the Safety in Custody Summary Tables, available at the following link: Safety-in-custody-summary-q4-2024_final_table.xlsx.

The Safety in Custody statistics are updated quarterly, and the next update will be published on 31 July.

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