Prisons: Construction
Commons · Question 34069 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the policy paper entitled 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, published on 11 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new prison developments do not negatively impact loc
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 6 Mar 2025
All new prison developments require the Ministry of Justice to submit a detailed Environment Impact Assessment. In addition, the Ministry of Justice applies the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) policy, which require...