§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will inquire into and publish the full facts relating to allegations and incidents of indecent assaults upon female prisoners at Holloway Prison.
§ Dr. SummerskillAllegations were made last May by a number of inmates of Holloway prison that there had been acts of indecent behaviour towards them by male hospital officers from Pentonville Prison, who were on temporary duty in the special hospital unit at Holloway Prison. Following inquiries by a senior member of the staff at Pentonville Prison, the police were asked to carry out an investigation: they decided that there were no grounds for instituting criminal proceedings. Charges under the Code of Discipline for Prison Officers have been preferred against four male hospital officers from Pentonville Prison. The hearing of these charges has just begun.