Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to regard assaults on prison officers in the execution of their duties as notifiable offences.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to regard assaults on prison officers in the execution of their duties as notifiable offences. [183445] Paul Goggins: Assault is already a notifiable offence. There are no specific plans to make all assaults on prison officers separately notifiable. In certain circumstances, assaults on a prison officer are already included in the recorded crime (notifiable offences) series. Any offence, which is reported to and investigated by the police, will be recorded as a notifiable offence by them. However, a minor offence which is dealt with under prison discipline, would not usually be recorded by the police.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 183445; 424 c607W;424 c608W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Discipline Crimes against the person Crimes of violence Prison officers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk