HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 c563W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) members of non-teaching staff have been the victims of (i) assaults and (ii) other criminal offences on school premises in each of the last 10 years. [131718]

Jacqui Smith

This information is not collected centrally. We have taken a range of measures to create safe and secure environments for pupils and staff. Since 1997–98, we have made specific grants to local education authorities in England to support expenditure of £22 million annually on school security measures. We have also published guidance, such as "School Security: Dealing with Troublemakers", produced with the Home Office.