Prisons: Security
Commons · Question 40667 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) anti-drone technologies and (b) Radio Frequency Effector technology in prisons.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 27 Mar 2025
His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of drones delivering contraband into prisons.The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 authorises the use of counter-drone technology...