HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c900W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officer in England and Wales are suspended from duty because of allegations of cruelty to prison inmates; and what is the average period of time these officers have been suspended for. [35997]

Beverley Hughes

There are currently 29 prison officers suspended for this reason. The average length of time they have been suspended is 7.25 months.