United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3489
Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence
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20 May 2026
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1 June 2026 · Answer
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1 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total amount spent on (a) compensation payments and (b) other payments to prison officers due to injury caused by assault by a prisoner in the last two financial years.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total amount spent on (a) compensation payments and (b) other payments to prison officers due to injury caused by assault by a prisoner in the last two financial years.
Source: Commons
1 June 2026
Answer
Total payment to staff employed by HM Prison Service in relation to injuries resulting from assault by a prisoner was £2,259,396 in 2024-25 and £1,997,248 in 2025-26. It is not possible to disaggregate these totals to show payments to prisoner officer gra...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3489
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908046
- uk · wq-1908046 · source updated 1 June 2026