Prison officer arrests
Dear HM Prison Service,
I am writing to request the following information under the freedom of information act.
How many times have prison officers used their powers of arrest as per section 8 of the Prison Act 1952 ("8Powers of prison officers.
Every prison officer while acting as such shall have all the powers, authority, protection and privileges of a constable.")
Yours faithfully,
Terry Flemming
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Dear HM Prison Service,
Please may I amend my original request to be worded as follows:
I am writing to request the following information under the freedom of information act.
How many times have prison officers used their powers of arrest as per section 8 of the Prison Act 1952 ("8Powers of prison officers.
Every prison officer while acting as such shall have all the powers, authority, protection and privileges of a constable.") since 2015.
Yours faithfully,
Terry Flemming
Dear Terry Flemming,
Please find attached response to your FOI request.
Kind Regards
Business Support Services Correspondence
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