HC Deb 01 December 1981 vol 14 c101W
Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedure is carried out in Her Majesty's prisons when a prisoner shows suicidal tendencies.

Mr. Mayhew

Guidance to prison service staff about the prevention of suicides is contained in circular instruction 39/1973 and amendment No. 1 issued in August 1981. Copies of both instructions are in the Library of the House.

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