§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners escaped(a) from prison and (b) whilst being escorted to and from court, in each of the last five years; and how many of them were recaptured in each case.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information available relates to prisoners who escaped from prison, or while being escorted outside prison, or were recaptured, between 20 June 1988 and 8 November 1992. Information was not collected centrally prior to June 1988.
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Escapers from prison Escapers from escort Recaptured1 20 June 1988 to 31 December 1988 104 61 156 1989 163 118 260 1990 195 119 303
Escapers from prison Escapers from escort Recaptured1 1991 304 144 424 1 January 1992 to 8 November 1992 220 117 271 1 Includes four prisoners who died while unlawfully at large.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who has responsibility for keeping and updating the central list of all escaped prisoners; and how often the list is updated.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe incident management support unit in prison headquarters is responsible, among other matters, for keeping a list of all prisoners who have escaped from Prison Service custody in England and Wales. The list is updated monthly to take account of those who have been recaptured.