§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prison escapes and absconds there were in each of the last 10 years.
§ Lord ReayThe readily available information is shown in the following table: 7WA
Period (1) Escapes (2) Absconds 1981 201 1,364 1982 179 1,299 1983 166 1,158 1984–85 211 1,163 1985–86 202 1,092 1986–87 192 980 1987–88 177 1,192 1988–89 201 1,155 1989–90 161 1,155 1990–911 179 1,264 1 Up to 9th January 1991. Notes:
(i) The information shown has largely been derived from published annual reports on the work of the Prison Department, the most convenient source.
(ii) The figures for 1981 to 1983 relate to the calendar year; the figure for 1984–85 covers the 15-month period from 1st January 1984 to 31st March 1985. Subsequent figures relate to the financial year, until the final period which covers from 1st April 1990 to 9th January 1991.
(iii) All figures relate to numbers of inmates.
(iv) Column (1) shows numbers of escapes from within closed
Offences of assaulting a prison officer proved at adjudicate in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales: by offence and year of adjudication 1975 and 1985–89 Number of offences 1975 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Gross personal violence 9 17 12 10 11 131 Attempt to commit gross personal violence 2— 125 37 17 37 9 Assault 544 1,216 1,221 1,149 1,143 1,488 Attempted assault 68 117 117 151 167 218 1 Not separately classified from 1 April 1989. 2 Not separately classified.