Safety in custody quarterly update to September 2015
Safety in custody statistics cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales.
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Safety in custody statistics cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales. This publication updates statistics on deaths to the end of December 2015 and assaults and self-harm up to September 2015.
The bulletin is released by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Pre-release list
Safety in Custody statistics is produced and handled by MOJ analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
MOJ:
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons and Rehabilitation; Permanent Secretary; Director of Analytical Services; Criminal Justice Group - Offender Policy Team (x2); and relevant special advisors, press officers, and private secretaries.
National Offender Management Service (NOMS):
Director General, NOMS; NOMS Executive Management Committee; Deputy Director, Head of Planning and Analysis Group (PAG); Deputy Director, Equalities, Rights and Decency Group; Safer Custody Unit (x2).