Prison Officers: Crimes against the Person

(asked on 22nd October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers completed at least one shift at (1) Wormwood Scrubs Prison, (2) Wandsworth Prison, (3) Belmarsh Prison, (4) Feltham Young Offender Institution, and (5) Liverpool Prison, between 18 and 25 October; and of these officers, how many were issued with spit kits for collection evidence of assault by using bodily fluid.


This question was answered on 5th November 2021

The information regarding the number of prison officers who had completed at least one shift at the named establishments, between 18-25 October 2021, is detailed in the table below. No officers were issued with spit kits.

Prison

Number of officers

Belmarsh

317

Feltham

285

Liverpool

132

Wandsworth

202

Wormwood Scrubs

163

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