§ Sir L. Ropnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have been injured by prisoners during the latest period of 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerFigures are not available to show how many prison officers have been injured by prisoners. During 1960 there were 197 cases of assaults by prisoners on male prison staff (compared with 213 in 1959). The figures include attempted assaults and technical assaults in which no physical injury was sustained, as well as 22 cases involving gross personal violence.