§ Dr. VisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many incidents of self-harm have been recorded at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000; [83829]
(2) how many self-harm forms F2052SH have been opened at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [83828]
§ Hilary BennThe information requested is shown in the tables. Table 1 covers the 675 recorded incidents of self-harm by juveniles between 1 April 2000 and 879W 30 September 2002. Table 2 covers the number of recorded F2052SHs forms opened in the juvenile estate between 1 January 2000 and 30 June 2002.
Table 1. Showing the number of reported self-harm incidents in the juvenile estate by financial year between 1 April 2000 and 30 September 2002 Financial Year Establishment 2000–01 2001–02 2002–031 Ashfield 112 128 51 Brinsford 6 6 7 Castington 41 72 16 Feltham 9 14 5 Hindley 0 2 12 Hollesley Bay 4 8 12 Huntercombe 6 6 0 Lancaster Farms 6 7 2 Onley 4 29 25 Pare 11 0 1 Portland 12 8 0 Stoke Heath 11 13 0 Werrington 1 1 1 Wetherby 8 18 0 Total 231 312 132 1 2002–03 figures are up to 30 September
Table 2. Showing the number of F2052SHs opened in the juvenile estate between 1 January 2000 and 30 June 2002 Calendar Year Establishment 20001 2001 20022 Ashfield 150 147 91 Brinsford 134 98 32 Castington 75 109 45 Feltham 260 448 227 Hindley 0 15 80 Hollesley Bay 30 136 50 Huntercombe 112 106 117 Lancaster Farms 68 37 21 Onley 108 73 69 Portland 129 101 8 Reading 0 48 0 Stoke Heath 216 150 68 Werrington 57 99 42 Wetherby 193 197 78 Total 1,532 1,763 928 The data is extracted on a six monthly basis, therefore: 1 The figure for 2000 is for the complete calendar year. 2 The 2002 figure is for the first six months of the calendar year. The Prison Service, with the support of the Youth Justice Board, is developing a suicide and self-harm prevention strategy. This is being taken forward through a three-year programme which runs to April 2004. Work is being targeted where the risks are highest—in local prisons, on remand, in the early weeks and months of custody—within a broad preventative approach. An all-round pro-active approach will encourage a supportive culture in prisons based on good staff-prisoner relationships, a constructive regime and a physically safe environment. Six pilot prisons including Feltham young offender institution are testing the full range of new safer custody policies and standards, and the results of the programme will be subject to independent quantitative and qualitative evaluation.