Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in each prison have been trained to use PAVA spray.
Comprehensive training has been provided to those staff permitted to carry PAVA, which was piloted in four HMPPS prisons.
To date only staff in the pilot sites have been trained, the numbers of eligible staff trained at each prison is available in the table below.
Prison | Number of eligible staff trained |
Risley | 245 |
Wealstun | 163 |
Preston | 229 |
Hull | 314 |