HC Deb 01 March 1988 vol 128 cc493-4W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) sentenced prisoners and (b) remand prisoners in England and Wales inflicted a serious injury upon themselves whilst in custody in each year since 1974.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The only available statistical information relates to 1976 and later years. The information, which is reproduced in the following table, does not distinguish between sentenced and unsentenced prisoners or between different types or degrees of injury.

Annual number of prisoners reported as having caused self-injury between 1 January 1976 and 31 March 1987.
Period Number of Prisoners
1976 1,132
1977 1,077
1978 1,204
1979 1,267
1980 1,145
1981 1,166
1982 1,027
1983 1,012
1.1.84—31.3.85 1,382
1.4.85—31.3.86 1,155
1.4.86—31.3.87 1,559