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Written Question · S5W-03684 · Session 5

How many assaults there have been on prison staff in each year since 2006, also broken down by how many were recorded as "serious".

Answered Asked by Claire Baker Lab Lodged 11 Oct 2016

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many assaults there have been on prison staff in each year since 2006, also broken down by how many were recorded as "serious".

The answer

Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 Nov 2016 · 21 days after it was lodged, on time

I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
Prisoner on Staff Assaults from 2006 to 2017 (Present) broken down by Establishment and injury criteria:
Serious Assaults

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Aberdeen
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Addiewell
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Barlinnie
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Cornton Vale
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
Dumfries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Edinburgh
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
Glenochil
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Grampian
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Greenock
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Inverness
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kilmarnock
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Low Moss
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Open Estate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Perth
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Peterhead
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Polmont
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Shotts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Totals
0
4
2
3
8
5
1
2
9
4
3
Minor/No Injury Assaults

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-2016
2016-2017
Aberdeen
6
2
6
8
7
2
10
7
0
0
0
Addiewell
0
0
14
48
22
13
17
12
5
10
15
Barlinnie
32
19
28
21
29
22
12
20
27
22
21
Cornton Vale
23
23
49
41
66
50
43
13
30
42
6
Dumfries
0
3
3
1
1
3
2
4
1
2
1
Edinburgh
15
13
9
14
67
13
28
9
15
9
9
Glenochil
4
8
3
3
2
3
4
13
3
11
0
Grampian
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
29
12
Greenock
5
1
0
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
Inverness
3
3
1
0
5
0
1
0
5
2
1
Kilmarnock
12
19
11
9
11
21
20
13
8
14
7
Low Moss
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
20
7
9
4
Open Estate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Perth
9
14
11
15
11
5
20
13
13
26
5
Peterhead
4
1
2
0
7
2
2
5
0
0
0
Polmont
17
7
7
14
8
19
19
23
22
17
10
Shotts
8
3
10
6
15
5
9
7
6
8
5
Totals
138
116
154
184
254
161
203
161
161
204
98
The figures for 2016-17 denotes figures to date.

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