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Prisoners
Nick Herbert: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were on End of Custody Licence on 22 February. [189816]
Mr. Straw: On 19 June 2007, the then Lord Chancellor announced the introduction of a presumption in favour of release from custody on licence for prisoners serving between four weeks and four years for the final 18 days of their sentence subject to meeting strict eligibility criteria and providing a release address.
At the end of December 2007, it is estimated that the number of offenders under licence as part of the ECL scheme was approximately 1,350 (data rounded to the nearest 50). This is taken from the latest monthly publication of “End of Custody Licence releases and recalls” (1-31 December 2007), published on 31 January 2008.
This publication can be found at:
The next publication, covering the period 1-31 January 2008, is due to be published on 29 February.
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Prisoners: Legal Advice and Assistance
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of legal advice for prisoners in adjudication proceedings in each of the last three years in each prison. [189442]
Maria Eagle: The cost of legal advice for adjudication proceedings is not recorded separately. The Legal Services Commission (LSC) record the cost of adjudication proceedings under the category of assistance at prison discipline hearings. The cost of this category for the last three years are:
| Financial year | £000 |
The costs cannot be attributed to individual prisons, as the LSC does not record this information.
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2008, Official Report, columns 307-9W, what additional reports of (a) prisoner on prisoner and (b) prisoner on officer assaults have been received for each prison establishment in 2007 since the answer was given. [188949]
Maria Eagle: The information requested as set out in the table is subject to important qualifications. The Prison Service Incident Reporting System processes high volumes of data which are constantly being updated. The numbers provide a good indication of overall numbers but should not be interpreted as absolute. Assault data are complex and may include threatening behaviour, projection of bodily fluids and other non-contact incidents and allegations. Information on assault incidents may involve more than one assaulter or more than one victim. In a proportion of incidents only the victim is known.
Assault information is recorded at establishment level in four categories:
Prisoner on Prisoner, Prisoner on Officer, Prisoner on Other and Other. Recording of assaults on prison officers sometimes includes assaults on other prison staff.
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