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Prisoners: Self-harm

Justice written question – answered on 24th January 2013.

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Photo of Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan Shadow Minister (London), Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice

(1) how many prisoners in each prison in the UK committed self-harm in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012;

(2) how many people in prison considered to be at risk of self-harm received extra support from the Prison Service in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012;

(3) how many prisoners in HMP Lincoln considered to be at risk of self-harm received extra support from that prison in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012;

(4) what support mechanisms are in place in prisons for prisoners considered to be at risk of self-harm.

Photo of Jeremy Wright Jeremy Wright The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The Ministry of Justice is only responsible for prisons in England and Wales. Statistics for other areas of the UK should be obtained from the respective Administration. The number of individuals reported as self-harming in England and Wales for 2010 and 2011 are given in the following table.

Statistics on the total number of individuals who self-harmed in English and Welsh establishments during 2010 and 2011 calendar years were provided in the Safety in Custody bulletin published in July 2012. This showed there were 6,623 individuals self-harming in 2010 and 6,854 individuals self-harming in 2011. The sum of individuals in the table will add up to more than these numbers as some individuals may be counted in more than one establishment if they have been transferred and committed an act considered to be self-harm in both establishments. Statistics on reported self-harm incidents for 2012 are scheduled to be published on 25 April 2013.

Number of individuals reported as self-harming in England and Wales by establishment, 2010-11
Number of individuals
Establishment 2010 2011
Acklington 58 72
Altcourse 144 174
Ashfield 36 51
Ashwell 10 (1)—
Askham Grange (1)— (1)—
Aylesbury 35 51
Bedford 84 86
Belmarsh 52 51
Birmingham 123 122
Blundeston (1)— 15
Brinsford 29 75
Bristol 67 62
Brixton 56 83
Bronzefield 193 184
Buckley Hall 26 18
Bullingdon 83 54
Bullwood Hall 10 24
Bure (1)— 9
Canterbury 7 (1)—
Cardiff 20 24
Castington 53 23
Channings Wood 25 43
Chelmsford 83 109
Coldingley 18 26
Cookham Wood 20 20
Dartmoor 17 41
Deerbolt 50 67
Doncaster 161 159
Dorchester 34 31
Dovegate 121 87
Dover 22 25
Downview 49 54
Drake Hall 43 41
Durham 106 136
Eastwood Park 186 165
Edmunds Hill 12 (1)—
Erlestoke 18 24
Everthorpe 27 34
Exeter 37 64
Featherstone 24 33
Feltham 133 100
Ford (1)— (1)—
Forest Bank 144 141
Foston Hall 109 124
Frankland 91 75
Full Sutton 28 31
Garth 32 42
Gartree 25 35
Glen Parva 101 105
Gloucester 43 44
Grendon/Spring Hill 16 10
Guys Marsh 25 24
Haslar (1)— (1)—
Haverigg 39 29
He well 89 77
High Down 105 151
Highpoint 43 50
Hindley 34 60
Hollesley Bay (1)— (1)—
Holloway 123 148
Holme House 73 75
Hull 70 72
Huntercombe 16 8
IOW: Albany 37 26
IOW: Camp Hill 23 18
IOW: Parkhurst 56 42
Isis (1)— 24
Kennet (1)— (1)—
Kingston (1)— (1)—
Lancaster Farms 16 23
Leeds 68 79
Leicester 61 77
Lewes 71 75
Leyhill (1)— (1)—
Lincoln 78 95
Lindholme 20 16
Littlehey 56 87
Liverpool 74 59
Long Lartin 45 37
Low Newton 90 111
Lowdham Grange 41 67
Maidstone 18 22
Manchester 81 92
Moorland 55 56
Morton Hall 31 22
Mount 17 19
New Hall 177 162
Northallerton 12 13
Norwich 123 139
Nottingham 67 99
Onley 41 46
Parc 139 143
Pentonville 115 134
Peterborough 177 79
Peterborough Female 87 159
Portland 39 52
Preston 112 123
Ranby 33 57
Reading 15 3
Risley 28 25
Rochester 59 63
Rye Hill 64 61
Send 67 69
Sheppey: Elmley 57 71
Sheppey: Standford Hill (1)— (1)—
Sheppey: Swaleside 24 38
Shepton Mallet (1)— (1)—
Shrewsbury 33 30
Stafford 37 41
Stocken 49 57
Stoke Heath 114 52
Styal 109 123
Swansea 32 26
Swinfen Hall 66 74
Thorn Cross 6 9
Verne (1)— 8
Wakefield 33 41
Wandsworth 77 63
Warren Hill 21 24
Wayland 57 37
Wealstun 30 47
Wellingborough 49 50
Werrington 11 16
Wetherby 76 78
Whatton 35 50
Whitemoor 31 35
Winchester 91 84
Wolds 14 19
Woodhill 49 80
Wormwood Scrubs 76 68
Wymott 46 20
(1) Five or fewer Notes: 1. These figures have been drawn directly from the National Offender Management Service's administration systems. Caution should be exercised in using these figures as they have not been quality assured to Official Statistics standards and are subject to change. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level. 2. The numbers of different individuals is based on unique surname and date of birth. 3. For questions (2), (3) and (4) I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 22 January 2013, Official Report, column 222W. For (2) and (3) information on additional support provided to prisoners at risk of self-harm is not held centrally. The ACCT care planning process will identify any specific support needs of individual prisoners. For (4) The National Offender Management Service has in place a prisoner-focused care planning system for those identified as at risk of self-harm or suicide. The system, Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT), has helped prisons to manage prisoners' risk of self-harm and suicide since 2007. The vast majority of self-harm is not directly life threatening but nevertheless can be extremely distressing both for those affected by it and those who have to deal with it. There are no easy solutions to self-harm but we remain committed to managing and finding ways to reduce it.

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