§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What is the practice in England with regard to placing handcuffs on untried prisoners?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)There is no hard and fast rule with regard to the use of handcuffs in this country; but the practice recommended by the Home Office has been that handcuffing should be only resorted to where there is fair ground for supposing that either violence may be used or an escape attempted.