Incidents of Serious Self-Harm in Removal Centres up 54%

Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 1st Quarter 2008 Jan/Feb/Mar

• Posted on Jun 17, 2008

There were 48 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 this is an increase of 54% on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 31 incidents.

Oakington IRC, which had only 6 incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the whole of 2007, had 9 incidents of serious self-harm in the first 3 months of 2008.

Dover IRC suffered an alarming increase of 80% increase in Self-Harm requiring medical treatment in the 1st Quarter of 2008 compared to the last Quarter of 2007 and a 100% increase on the same period last year.

361 Individuals were put on Formal Self-Harm at Risk in Jan/Feb/Mar 2008 a 28% increase on the last quarter of 2007 Oct/Nov/Dec during which time there were 282 incidents.

[Figures for 2007: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/resources/self-harm2006.html]

All data obtained under The Freedom of Information Act 2000. Analysis of data by NCADC.

Incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment Jan/Feb/Mar 2008
Jan Feb Mar

Campsfield House 1 0 0

Colnbrook 3 2 3

Dover 11 4 3 - 100% increase on same period 2007

Dungavel 0 0 0

Harmondsworth 2 2 0

Haslar 1 0 2

Lindholme 0 0 0

Oakington 3 4 2 - only 6 incidents in whole of 2007

Tinsley House 0 0 1

Yarl's Wood 2 0 2

Total 48 - up 14% on same period last year

Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk Jan/Feb/Mar 2008

Jan Feb Mar

Campsfield House 4 10 12

Colnbrook 45 7 55

Dover 9 13 10

Dungavel 1 1 3

Harmondsworth 19 27 25

Haslar 5 6 10

Lindholme 0 2 0

Oakington 15 12 11

Tinsley House 7 9 5

Yarl's Wood 17 9 12

Total 361 - down 17% on same period last year

Source for this Message:
Freedom of Information Act 2000
NCADC

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