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Mr. Mellor
The number of inmates who, in the opinion of prison medical officers, are suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree which would satisfy th criteria in the Mental Health Act 1959 and 1983 was as follows. There was no census before 1977, and the latest available figures are for 31 March 1985.
|
Number |
| 30 June 1977 |
769 |
| 30 June 1978 |
581 |
| 30 June 1979 |
557 |
| 30 June 1980 |
457 |
| 30 June 1981 |
320 |
| 31 March 1982* |
287 |
| 31 March 1983 |
319 |
| 31 March 1984 |
310 |
| 31 March 1985 |
269 |
| * The census month was changed in this year. |
| Offences* of violence to prison officers punished in prison department establishments in England and Wales by type of offence and year 1980–84 |
| Number of offences |
| Offence |
†1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
| Gross personal violence to officer |
18 |
45 |
126 |
111 |
111 |
| Assault on officer |
937 |
959 |
1,390 |
1,350 |
1,302 |
| Total |
955 |
1,004 |
1,516 |
1,461 |
1,413 |
| * Including attempted offences. |
| † Numbers may have been lower during the POA industrial action. |
| Awards* of forfeiture of remission to persons in prison department establishments in England and Wales by type of establishment† and year 1980–84 |
| ‡Number of awards |
| Offence |
║1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
| Prison and remand centres |
18,912 |
20,135 |
21,908 |
21,962 |
21,829 |
| Youth custody centres |
— |
— |
— |
7,229 |
12,591 |
| Detention Centres |
4,014 |
4,043 |
4,265 |
3,278 |
2,837 |
| Total |
22,926 |
24,178 |
26,173 |
32,469 |
37,257 |
| * Including prospective, suspended and activated suspended awards. |
| † Awards of forfeiture of remission were not applicable in borstals. |
| ‡ Within a year, a prisoner may be awarded more than one punishment of forfeiture of remission as a result of separate charge proved. |
| ║ Numbers may have been lower during POA industrial action. |