HC Deb 06 April 1989 vol 150 cc240-4W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the number of those in custody who have committed acts of self-mutilation, by age and sex, together with the names of the establishments in which they were held and the dates of the incidents, since 1979.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

[holding answer 8 March 1989]: The number of inmates of each prison service establishment who are recorded as having inflicted non-fatal injury on themselves between 1979 and April 1988 is set out in the table. Information on the age of the inmates and the dates of the incidents is not available.

Note on the table Figures for 1979 to 1983 are recorded by calendar year. Figures for 1985–86 to 1987–88 are recorded by financial year. Figures for 1984–85 include incidents recorded as having occurred between 1 January 1984 and 31 March 1985.

Number of inmates Recorded as having Inflicted Non-fatal Injury on themselves
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Male Establishments
Acklington 1 0 0 1 2
Albany 2 1 1 2 0
Aldington 0 3 0 0 1
Appleton Thorn 1 0
Ashford 23 28 23 19 16
Ashwell 2 1 1 0 1
Aylesbury 4 5 6 3 7
Bedford 4 0 0 0 2
Birmingham 32 29 30 44 12
Blantyre House 3 3 5 1 2
Blundeston 5 0 3 0 2
Bristol 14 4 7 8 10
Brixton 8 11 13 17 20
Brockhill 2 1 1 7 3
Buckley Hall 1 4 4 1 2
Camp Hill 2 3 2 5
Campsfield House 0 1 1 0 0
Canterbury 19 5 5 2 1
Cardiff 25 20 8 4 29
Castington 0 1 2 5 0
Channings Wood 1 0 1 1 2
Chelmsford 0 5 8 8
Coldingley 1 1 1 0 2
Dartmoor 2 1 1 3 4
Deerbolt 7 6 13 1 0
Dorchester 3 6 1 4 4
Dover 14 8 1 1 10
Durham 9 6 8 9 11
Eastwood Park 2 2 1 3 1
Erlestoke 0 0 1 3 0
Everthorpe 4 19 18 14 4
Exeter 7 5 11 11 0
Featherstone 11 6 0 6 2
Feltham 7 1 65 25 27
Finnamore Wood 0 0 0 0 0
Ford 2 0 0 1 0
Foston Hall 0 0 0 0 1
Frankland 0 2
Gartree 4 3 1 0 2
Gaynes Hall 2 0 0 0 1
Glen Parva 5 4 33 5 4
Gloucester 4 6 2 5 1
Grendon 0 6 8 8 17
Gringley 1 1 1 0 0
Guys Marsh 0 0 1 2 0
Haslar 0 1 3 1 0
Hatfield 0 1 0 1 0
Haverigg 5 1 1 5 2
Hewell Grange 2 1 0 1 2
Highpoint 0 2 25 20 2
Hindley 10 11 45 4 2
Hollesley Bay 1 1 0 0 0
Hull 1 0 0 0 0
Huntercombe 0 1 8 2 2
Kingston 1 0 1 1 1
Kirkham 1 2 0 0 0
Kirklevington 1 2 1 1 0
Lancaster 2 4 4 3 3
Latchmere House 3 3 2 1 4
Leeds 10 6 9 11 8
Leicester 4 6 2 1
Lewes 15 8 9 27 13
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Leyhill 1 0 0 1 0
Lincoln 26 19 20 15 17
Liverpool 31 10 17 12 12
Long Lartin 3 0 5 4 5
Lowdham Grange 3 2 3 1 0
Low Newton 17 12 47 31 14
Maidstone 2 3 2 0 11
Manchester 75 2 107 128 169
Medomsley 0 5 1 1 3
New Hall 1 4 0 2 3
Northallerton 2 3 7 3 0
Northeye 0 2 1 0 1
North Sea Camp 1 2 3 1 2
Norwich 8 14 12 13 5
Nottingham 3 5 3 5 1
Onley 11 4 2 0 1
Oxford 20 12 1 8 11
Parkhurst 3 1 1 4 1
Pentonville 4 9 5 8 9
Portland 15 2 12 9 9
Preston 5 8 5 5 4
Pucklechurch 13 24 12 13 12
Ranby 1 4 2 2
Reading 86 1 7 1 1
Risley 7 5 2 10 8
Rochester 2 1 2 1 37
Rudgate 0 0 0 0 0
Send 0 0 0 2 1
Shepton Mallet 3 1 3 5 3
Shrewsbury 6 6 4
Springhill 0 1 0 0 0
Stafford 18 7 3 2 13
Standford Hill 2 3 0 0 0
Stoke Heath 9 8 11 12 17
Sudbury 1 0 1 1 2
Swansea 3 12 0 2 14
Swinfern Hall 1 4 2 1 1
The Verne 2 0 8 1 1
Thorp Arch 0 4 1 1 3
USK (Prescod) 1 3 4 0 4
Wakefield 3 9 12 12 5
Wandsworth 37 35 34 22 28
Wellingborough 24 16 14 7 11
Werrington 0 2 2 2 2
Wetherby 3 3 0 5 2
Whatton 0 0 1 0 0
Winchester 8 8 7 12 4
Wormwood Scrubs 98 26 14 3
Wymott 1 2 2 2 10
Female Establishments
Askham Grange 171 135 77 130 112
Brixton 0 0
Bullwood Hall 136 163 87 54 38
Cookham Wood 5 6 2 10 10
Drake Hall 2 4 4 0 2
Durham 2 3 2 5 3
East Sutton Park I 1 0 0 4
Holloway 87 47 58 48 71
Low Newton 0 0 0 0 0
Moor Court 0 0 0
Pucklechurch 18 17 9 10 9
Risley 10 8 11 1
Styal 33 136 95 52 42
Number of inmates recorded as having inflicted non-fatal injury on themselves
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Male Establishments
Acklington 4 0 1 1
Albany 1 2 0 0
Aldington 3 2 0 0
Ashford 34 26 44 15
Ashwell 1 0 0 1
Aylesbury 3 3 2 3
Bedford 21 13 14 14
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Birmingham 45 6 30 15
Blantyre House 4 0 0 0
Blundeston 1 4 0 1
Bristol 3 4 4 2
Brixton 32 13 19 8
Brockhill 12 9 8 5
Buckley Hall 1 4 2 1
Camp Hill 9 14 8 6
Campsfield House 0 5 2 2
Canterbury 1 0 0 13
Cardiff 51 62 50 31
Castington 4 4 4 2
Channings Wood 1 4 1 1
Chelmsford 17 19 9 69
Coldingley 3 3 5 2
Dartmoor 0 27 4 8
Deerbolt 16 9 36 6
Dorchester 3 3 2 0
Dover 3 0 2 2
Durham 22 13 11 11
Eastwood Park 2 4 2 0
Erlestoke 4 7 0 0
Everthorpe 5 2 2 12
Exeter 5 0 2 29
Featherstone 0 0 0 0
Feltham 12 15 19 23
Finnamore Wood 0 0 0 0
Ford 1 3 0 0
Foston Hall 3 1 1 0
Frankland 5 10 3 4
Full Sutton 0
Gartree 1 1 2 6
Glen Parva 51 50 65 68
Gloucester 6 3 5 1
Grendon 16 20 13 14
Gringley 0 0 2 0
Guys Marsh 4 2 2 5
Haslar 0 1 0 0
Hatfield 0 1 0 0
Haverigg 2 5 3 3
Hewell Grange 1 10 0 0
Highpoint 1 3 4 6
Hindley 14 12 40 20
Hollesley Bay 1 2 8 4
Hull 3 6 34 39
Huntercombe 6 1 0 6
Kingston 2 3 1 1
Kirkham 0 2 0 0
Kirklevington 0 2 0 0
Lancaster 3 2 2 3
Latchmere House 2 0 17 0
Leeds 13 13 12 5
Leicester 2 3 2 5
Lewes 18 17 13 9
Leyhill 0 1 1 0
Lincoln 23 26 25 44
Lindholme 2 5 4
Littlehey 13
Liverpool 6 12 35 50
Long Lartin 2 2 2 3
Lowdham Grange 0 0 1 0
Low Newton 21 20 14 16
Maidstone 13 2 0 0
Manchester 89 83 101 150
Medomsley 0 2 3
Morton Hall 0 0 0
New Hall 6 3 4
Northallerton 6 10 9 5
Northeye 4 2 0 1
North Sea Camp 0 2 2 0
Norwich 12 10 5 38
Nottingham 5 5 5 1
Onley 3 19 18 18
Oxford 7 11 15 11
Parkhurst 0 0 1 6
Pentonville 25 13 5 9
Portland 15 9 10 5
Preston 3 7 4 6
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Pucklechurch 22 17 11 15
Ranby 6 4 4 1
Reading 1 1 2 2
Risley 4 2 5 2
Rochester 41 35 26 54
Rudgate 0 0 1 1
Send 3 3 2 1
Shepton Mallet 8 2 1 1
Shrewsbury 2 1 5 8
Springhill 0 0 0 0
Stafford 11 6 6 5
Standford Hill 1 0 0 0
Stocken 1 7 0
Stoke Heath 17 24 18 13
Sudbury 0 0 0 1
Swansea 18 13 18 12
Swinfern Hall 1 0 3 5
The Verne 0 0 1 0
Thorn Cross 0 0 3
Thorp Arch 0 17 1 0
USK (Prescoed) 1 4 3 7
Wakefield 5 6 4 3
Wandsworth 18 16 9 11
Wayland 6 5 1
Wellingborough 14 6 17 9
Werrington 1 0 2 2
Wetherby 3 2 2 4
Whatton 0 0 0 0
Winchester 8 7 4 7
Wormwood Scrubs 4 18 7 30
Wymott 8 3 2 5
Female Establishments
Askham Grange 78 64 72 65
Bullwood Hall 63 34 28 35
Cookham Wood 21 5 11 5
Drake Hall 5 4 1 0
Durham 6 9 2 4
East Sutton Park 2 0 0 0
Holloway 82 78 63 77
Low Newton 0 0 3 1
New Hall 19
Pucklechurch 19 24 18 22
Risley 28 5 9 1
Styal 157 56 32 18