Safety in custody: quarterly update to June 2026
Quarterly update on deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales.
Applies to England and Wales
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Safety in custody statistics cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales. This publication updates statistics on deaths to the end of September 2026 and assaults and self-harm up to June 2026.
The annual publication for assaults and self-harm in custody are published in the Safety in Custody up to December publication, published in April. Annual tables provide further breakdowns and at a more granular level. Quarterly provisional updates are then published every July, October and January. Deaths data are published three months ahead of self-harm and assaults, therefore, the annual deaths tables are published in the Safety in Custody up to September publication, published every January. Quarterly provisional updates to deaths in custody are published every April, July and October.
The bulletin is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Pre-release list
Safety in Custody statistics is produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State; Minister of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Permanent Secretary; Special Advisors (SpAds); Deputy Director, Safety, Security, Behaviour Management and National Security Policy Team; Deputy Director, Estates, Safety and Litigation; Senior Business Manager to Deputy Director, Estates, Safety and Litigation; Senior Policy Advisor, Prison Safety; Policy Advisor, MoJ Prison Security Policy - Strategy & Capability; Press Officer (x6).
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Chief Executive Officer, HMPPS; Chief Operating Officer, HMPPS; Executive Director, Youth Custody Services (YCS); Head of HMPPS Operational Communications; Head of YCS Communications; Head Of Assurance and Performance; Group Safer Custody Lead, YCS; Senior Briefing Officer, YCS; Communications Officer, YCS; Assistant Private Secretary.