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UIN 7943

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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5 January 2024

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16 January 2024 · Answer

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Summary

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for assaults against prison officers have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service on the grounds of not being in the (a) public interest and (b) interests of justice in each of the last five years.

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  1. 5 January 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for assaults against prison officers have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service on the grounds of not being in the (a) public interest and (b) interests of justice in each of the last five years.

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 January 2024

    Answer

    The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on the number of prosecutions for offences relating specifically to assaults on prison officers. The number of prosecutions commenced in the last five years for charges relating to assault and/or batt...

    Source: Written answer

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