PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Young Offender Institutions (5 February 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Asked by:
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Answer
HMPPS uses Nico 9 Stun grenades as a distraction device during planned interventions as part of an agreed tactical plan. They can only be employed by National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) staff who are highly trained in their use.
The table below states how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each Youth Offender Institution in each year since 2017.
Establishment | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Cookham Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Feltham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Parc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Werrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wetherby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
13 February 2024
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