Question follow-through · 63744

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent attacks on prison officers on prison estates have occurred in each of the last 10 years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent attacks on prison officers on prison estates have occurred in each of the last 10 years.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Reducing the levels of violence in prisons is a key priority and we are working hard to make prisons as safe as possible.In response to recent serious assaults on our brave and hardworking prison officers, we are mandating the use of Protective Body Armou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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