Self-harm incidents at Isle of Man Prison

Summary

A request was made for annual figures of self-harm incidents at Isle of Man Prison since 2011, and the Department of Home Affairs provided the available data covering the period from mid-2013 to early 2017.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2018-10-25 and responded to on 2018-11-06.
• The authority handling the request was the Department of Home Affairs.
• Data was provided for the period June to December 2013, and full years 2014, 2015, 2016, and January to March 2017.
• No data was provided for the years 2011, 2012, or the remainder of 2017.
• The response included information on the requester's right to an internal review and appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• June – December 2013 = 5
• January – December 2014 = 13
• January – December 2015 = 8
• January – December 2016 = 8
• January – March 2017 = 2
• 2018-10-25
• 2018-11-06
• 636965

Original Request

Please provide figures relating to the number of incidents of self harm at the Isle of Man Prison in Jurby broken down by year since 2011.

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 636965 5 November 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 25 October 2018 and which states:

"Please provide figures relating to the number of incidents of self harm at the Isle of Man Prison in Jurby broken down by year since 2011."

Our response to your request is as follows: Please find below data we hold regarding the number of incidents of self-harm in the Prison from the year 2011 to the present day. June – December 2013 = 5 January – December 2014 = 13 January – December 2015 = 8 January – December 2016 = 8 January – March 2017 = 2

Please quote the reference number 636965 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely