Question follow-through · 39289
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to reduce the number of attacks on prison staff.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to reduce the number of attacks on prison staff.
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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