Prisoner Escapes
(asked on 9th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November to Question 74848 on Prisoner Escapes, what the category was of the serving offence of convicted offenders still at large; and what the category was of the indicted offence of not convicted offenders still at large.
Please see the below table for a breakdown of prisoners still at large at 1st May of following financial year, by security category at time of escape 2017-18 to 2021-22.
Financial Year
| 2017-183 | 2018-194 | 2019-205 | 2020-216 | 2021-227 |
Number of escapes | 13 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 12 |
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Of which, number still at large | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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Number still at large by security category at time of escape: |
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Cat C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Unsentenced8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Uncategorised9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Source: HMPPS Incident Reporting System.
1) A prisoner escapes when they are able to pass beyond the perimeter of a secure prison or the control of escorting staff. This may involve overcoming physical security restraints such as a wall or fence; locks, bolts or bars; a secure vehicle; handcuffs; or the direct supervision of escorting staff.
2) Includes escapes from establishments, HMPPS escorts and contractor escorts.
3) Still at large as at 1st May 2018.
4) Still at large as at 1st May 2019.
5) Still at large as at 1st May 2020.
6) Still at large as at 1st May 2021.
7) Still at large as at 1st May 2022.
8) Escaped when the prisoner had received their conviction but awaiting sentencing.
9) Escaped when the prisoner was either on remand or unconvicted, and therefore not categorised.