§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the past five calender years and for 2003 to date the number of category A and category B prisoners respectively who have escaped from custody, showing the location and date of escape and recapture in each case. [HL4141]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalNo category A prisoners have escaped since 1995. The number of category B prisoners who escaped from custody was one in 1998, seven in 1999, none in 2000, seven in 2001, six in 2002 and four in 2003, up to 17 July 2003. Escapes where the prisoner was recaptured within 15 minutes are not included.
As to locations and dates of escape and recapture, the information available in respect of category B prisons is shown in the tables. The second table shows data in respect of external escorts, mostly to court or to hospital. Dates of recapture are not always recorded. Locations of recapture are not recorded on the Prison Service's incident reporting system.
Escapes of category B prisoners from prisons between 1 January 1998 and 17 July 2003 Prison Date of escape Date of recapture Altcourse 20 May 1998 28 May 1998 Lincoln 10 March 1999 Recaptured, date not recorded Pare 23 June 1999 23 June 1999 Liverpool 8 September 1999 Recaptured, date not recorded Grendon 30 September 2001 2 October 2001 Winchester 10 December 2001 Recaptured, date not recorded Norwich 18 July 2002 31 July 2002 178WA
Escapes of category B prisoners from escort between 1 January 1998 and 17 July 2003 Location Date of escape Dale of recapture Whittington Hospital 10 May 1999 Recaptured, date not recorded Cardiff Crown Court18 June 1999 18 June 1999
Escapes of category B prisoners from escort between 1 January 1998 and 17 July 2003 Location Date of escape Date of recapture Northampton Magistrates Court 4 October 1999 4 October 1999 Andover Magistrates Court 19 November 1999 19 November 1999 Banstead, en route 9 March 2001 9 March 2001 Kings College Hospital 10 April 2001 10 April 2001 Not recorded, funeral location 6 June 2001 6 June 2001 Snaresbrook Crown Court 25 September 2001 27 September 2001 Peterborough Crown Court 12 October 2001 17 October 2001 Lincoln Crown Court 18 January 2002 18 January 2002 Wood Green Crown Court 26 March 2002 26 March 2002 Isleworth Crown Court 1 October 2002 11 October 2002 Gloucester Royal Infirmary 2 December 2002 Recaptured, date not recorded Kings College Hospital 19 December 2002 Recaptured, date not recorded Solihull Magistrates Court 22 January 2003 22 January 2003 Hull Royal Infirmary 2 March 2003 Recaptured, date not recorded Salford Magistrates Court 31 March 2003 31 March 2003 Leicester Royal Infirmary 13 April 2003 13 April 2003