Question follow-through · 43672
Youth Custody: Self-harm
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce incidence of self harm on the secure estate.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce incidence of self harm on the secure estate.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
We recognise that rates of self-harm across the estate are high, and we are taking action to address this.We provide individualised support through our case management process for people assessed as at risk of self-harm. This approach places a strong emph...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Offenders: English Language and Mathematics
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders entering the secure estate had an (a) English and (b) mathematics functional skills level (a) below and (b) above entry-level 3 in each of the last 10 financial years.
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23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid work (a) staff and (b) supervisors have been employed in each of the last 10 financial years.
Custodial Treatment: Unpaid Work
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23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been spent on unpaid work in the secure estate in each of the last 10 financial years.
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23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of force by staff on the secure estate on reoffending rates.
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23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has issued guidance for prison governors to ensure offenders receive first-night well-being checks upon arrival onto the secure estate.
Offenders: Prison Accommodation
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