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Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 26 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average assault rate in each prison for the first six months of the current financial year.
The information requested is provided in the attached tables, copies of which will be placed in the Library of the House.
| Rates of assault1 per 100 population, by Male establishments: April 1995-September2 1995 |
| MALES |
Assault rate per 100 population |
|
Staff/others |
Prisoners |
Total |
| Local prisons and remand centres1 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
9.7 |
| Remand centres |
7.7 |
15.3 |
22.9 |
| Brinsford |
7.2 |
9.2 |
16.3 |
| Dorchester |
11.6 |
5.8 |
17.4 |
| Exeter |
9.5 |
9.5 |
19.0 |
| Feltham |
16.0 |
20.9 |
36.9 |
| Glen Parva |
7.0 |
17.9 |
24.9 |
| Gloucester |
11.0 |
23.5 |
34.5 |
| Haslar |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| Hindley |
3.7 |
21.3 |
25.1 |
| Lancaster Farms |
1.7 |
16.0 |
17.7 |
| Low Newton |
2.5 |
9.4 |
11.9 |
| Northallerton |
7.1 |
9.9 |
16.9 |
| Norwich |
10.1 |
27.7 |
37.7 |
| Reading |
11.8 |
11.0 |
22.7 |
| Rochester |
8.8 |
16.4 |
25.2 |
| Stoke Heath |
13.1 |
13.1 |
26.1 |
| Swansea |
12.1 |
121.2 |
133.3 |
| Wood Hill |
8.9 |
11.1 |
20.0 |
| Local prisons |
4.7 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
| Bedford |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
| Belmarsh |
9.2 |
3.1 |
12.3 |
| Birmingham |
3.4 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
| Blakenhurst |
9.8 |
1.7 |
11.5 |
| Bristol |
1.6 |
5.9 |
7.5 |
| Brixton |
6.0 |
1.3 |
7.3 |
| Bullingdon |
9.5 |
2.9 |
12.3 |
| Camp Hill |
0.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
| Canterbury |
5.1 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
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| Rates of assault1 per 100 population, by Male establishments: April 1995-September2 1995 |
| MALES |
Assault rate per 100 population |
|
Staff/others |
Prisoners |
Total |
| Cardiff |
3.6 |
5.2 |
8.8 |
| Chelmsford |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
| Doncaster |
5.1 |
16.2 |
21.4 |
| Dorchester |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
| Durham |
3.3 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
| Elmley |
4.7 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
| Exeter |
2.1 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
| Gloucester |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
| Highdown |
4.8 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
| Holme House |
4.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
| Hull |
12.0 |
7.9 |
19.9 |
| Leeds |
4.5 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
| Leicester |
4.0 |
4.0 |
8.1 |
| Lewes |
3.5 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
| Lincoln |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
| Liverpool |
2.9 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
| Manchester |
4.5 |
1.6 |
6.1 |
| Norwich |
3.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
| Pentonville |
5.0 |
1.6 |
6.6 |
| Preston |
4.5 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
| Shrewsbury |
0.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
| Swansea |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
| Wandsworth |
8.1 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
| Winchester |
4.7 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
| Wolds |
3.8 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
| Wood Hill |
6.9 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
| Wormwood Scrubs |
3.9 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
| Open prisons |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Ford |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Hewell Grange |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| Hollesley Bay |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| Kirkham |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Lindholme |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Leyhill |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Morton Hall |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| North Sea Camp |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Spring Hill (Grendon) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Standford Hill |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Sudbury |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Usk |
2.7 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
| Wealstun |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Closed training prisons |
2.4 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
| Dispersal prisons |
4.7 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
| Frankland |
4.0 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
| Full Sutton |
3.9 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
| Long Lartin |
6.7 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
| Parkhurst |
6.3 |
2.5 |
8.8 |
| Wakefield |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
| Whitemoor |
8.5 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
| Category B trainers |
2.6 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
| Albany |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
| Blundeston |
5.9 |
1.4 |
7.3 |
| Dartmoor |
3.8 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
| Garth |
2.4 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
| Gartree |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
| Grendon |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Kingston (Portsmouth) |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
| Maidstone |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
| Nottingham |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
| Swaleside |
4.3 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
| Category C trainers |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
| Acklington |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
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| Rates of assault1 per 100 population, by Male establishments: April 1995-September2 1995 |
| MALES |
Assault rate per 100 population |
|
Staff/others |
Prisoners |
Total |
| Aldington |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
| Ashwell |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
| Blantyre House |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Brockhill |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| Buckley Hall |
6.1 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
| Bullingdon |
12.6 |
1.3 |
13.9 |
| Bullingdon Oxford |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Camp Hill |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
| Channings Wood |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Coldingley |
2.3 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
| Downview |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Elmley |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| Erlestoke |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| Everthorpe |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| Featherstone |
3.5 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
| Guys Marsh |
2.3 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
| Haverigg |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
| Highpoint |
2.9 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
| Holme House |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
| Kirklevington |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lancaster |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
| Latchmere House |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lindholme |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
| Littlehey |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
| Moorland |
7.0 |
3.5 |
10.6 |
| Mount (The) |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
| Ranby |
2.1 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
| Risley |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
| Rochester |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
| Send |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Shepton Mallet |
0.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| Stafford |
3.3 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
| Stocken |
3.7 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
| Usk |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Verne |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
| Wayland |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
| Wealstun |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Wellingborough |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
| Whatton |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
| Whitemoor |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Wymott |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
| Young offender institutions |
4.5 |
10.0 |
14.5 |
| Closed young offender institutions |
5.0 |
7.6 |
12.6 |
| Aylesbury |
20.3 |
24.6 |
44.9 |
| Brinsford |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.9 |
| Castington |
4.6 |
6.0 |
10.6 |
| Deerbolt |
1.9 |
6.6 |
8.5 |
| Dover |
3.2 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
| Feltham |
8.1 |
11.6 |
19.7 |
| Glen Parva |
3.4 |
9.4 |
12.8 |
| Guys Marsh |
4.5 |
6.8 |
11.3 |
| Hollesley Bay |
7.7 |
10.7 |
18.4 |
| Huntercombe |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| Lancaster Farms |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Moorland |
10.1 |
4.8 |
14.9 |
| Onley |
3.6 |
7.9 |
11.5 |
| Portland |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
| Stoke Heath |
5.2 |
6.6 |
11.8 |
| Swinfen Hall |
1.5 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
| Wetherby |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Open young offender institutions |
0.4 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
| Finnamore Wood |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Rates of assault1 per 100 population, by Male establishments: April 1995-September2 1995 |
| MALES |
Assault rate per 100 population |
|
Staff/others |
Prisoners |
Total |
| Hatfield |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
| Thorn Cross |
0.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
| Usk |
0.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
| Juvenile young offender |
| institutions |
4.1 |
20.3 |
24.4 |
| Brinsford |
5.7 |
26.2 |
31.9 |
| Deerbolt |
4.6 |
10.4 |
15.1 |
| Feltham |
11.3 |
18.9 |
30.3 |
| Huntercombe |
2.3 |
25.7 |
28.1 |
| Lancaster Farms |
5.1 |
15.4 |
20.5 |
| Onley |
2.3 |
29.9 |
32.2 |
| Portland |
1.1 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
| Stoke Heath |
8.5 |
22.7 |
31.2 |
| Thorn Cross |
0.0 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
| Werrington |
1.2 |
35.4 |
36.6 |
| Wetherby |
1.3 |
10.3 |
11.5 |
| 1 Assaults proven at adjudication, including attempting, inciting and assisting in an assault. |
| 2 Provisional. |
| Rates of assault1 per 100 population, by Female establishments: April 1995-September2 1995 |
| FEMALES |
Assault rate per 100 population |
|
Staff/others |
Prisoners |
Total |
| Adult Female establishments |
8.2 |
3.9 |
12.1 |
| Local prisons |
14.3 |
5.7 |
19.9 |
| Holloway |
16.6 |
5.4 |
22.0 |
| Low Newton |
7.7 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
| New Hall |
5.8 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
| Pucklechurch |
2.1 |
14.4 |
16.4 |
| Risley |
22.7 |
9.1 |
31.7 |
| Open prisons |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Askham Grange |
0.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| Drake Hall |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| East Sutton Park |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Closed training prisons |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
| Bullwood Hall |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
| Cookham Wood |
2.1 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
| Durham |
3.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
| Styal |
3.4 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
| Winchester |
2.2 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
| All Female YOIs |
8.2 |
6.4 |
14.6 |
| Open young offender institutions |
5.3 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
| Drake Hall |
6.7 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
| East Sutton Park |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Closed YOIs |
8.8 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
| Bullwood Hall |
7.2 |
7.2 |
14.4 |
| New Hall |
15.5 |
3.1 |
18.6 |
| Styal |
3.3 |
13.0 |
16.3 |
| 1 Assaults proven at adjudication, including attempting, inciting and assisting in an assault. |
| 2 Provisional. |